Berenger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Berenger

What does the name Berenger mean?

The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Berenger came from the German name Beringar which meant "bear-spear." The name was "one of the paladins in the Charlemagne romances and fairly common in England in the 12th and 13th centuries." 1

Early Origins of the Berenger family

The surname Berenger was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where the Latin form Berengerus was recorded in Norfolk. 2 Later in Lincolnshire, Robertus filius Berengarii was listed c. 1150 and in Bedfordshire, the singular name Bengerus was found in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1203. The first record in Dorset was that of Belinar in 1207. Early Yorkshire records show Berenger faber in the Assize Rolls for 1219. Walter Beneger was found in Gloucestershire in 1208 and Reginald Beringer was listed at Lewes, Cambridgeshire c. 1260. John Belinger was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275. 1

Early History of the Berenger family

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Berenger Spelling Variations

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Berenger include Berringer, Berenger, Baringer, Beringar, Berengerus, Berengarus, Berengarii, Beringer, Belinger, Bellinger, Bellenger, Beranger and many more.

Early Notables of the Berenger family

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Berenger Ranking

France, the name Berenger is the 2,551^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 3

Berenger migration to the United States +

A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants:

Berenger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicolas Berenger, aged 47, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 4
Jos Berenger, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1786 4

Berenger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Marie Berenger, aged 17, who arrived in America, in 1893

Berenger Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Gaston Berenger, aged 34, who arrived in America from Paris, France, in 1904
Camille Berenger, aged 25, who arrived in America from Montreal, Canada, in 1908
Josef Berenger, aged 19, who arrived in America from Kereny, Hungary, in 1909
Phillipe Berenger, aged 29, who arrived in America from La Ciotat, France, in 1918
Mathilde Berenger, aged 34, who arrived in America from St. Quentin, France, in 1919
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Berenger migration to Canada +

Berenger Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Gaston Berenger, aged 35, who arrived in Montreal, Canada, in 1908

Contemporary Notables of the name Berenger (post 1700) +

Tom Berenger (b. 1949), born Thomas Michael Moore, an American Golden Globe, GoldenBoot and Primetime Emmy Award winning television and motion picture actor and industrial lighting designer
Clara Berenger (1886-1956), born Clara Strouse, an American screenwriter of the silent film era who used the pseudonym of Charles S. Beranger
James Berenger (1780-1831), English animal painter, born 25 Dec. 1780, son of J. Barenger, a chaser, who exhibited water-colour drawings of insects at the Royal Academy 5
Paul Raymond Bérenger GCSK, MP (b. 1945), Mauritian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2003 to 2005
Joanna Marie Bérenger (b. 1989), also known as Joanna Bérenger, Mauritian politician
Henry Bérenger (1867-1952), French writer and politician who was an influential Senator from 1912 until 1945

Sources +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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