| ![Show Contents]() Bergs History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BergsWhat does the name Bergs mean? The name Bergs is a proud symbol of an ancient Jewish culture that began at least 3,000 years ago with the patriarch Abraham. In the biblical period no ancient civilizations used surnames. After the Jewish nations of Israel and Judah were taken over by other cultures, Jews began to assume the personal names and the languages of the ruling cultures with a greater degree of frequency. The word German word "berg" means 'hill'. One derivation for the name Bergs is for "one coming from Berg (hilly place)," and, therefore, can be considered a place name. For some families, however, particularly those of a Galician heritage, it was a patronymic name, as the male, Hebrew, derived from the given name of Barukh (which over the years evolved into the form Berger). Bergs Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Berger, Berg, Bergman and more. and others.
| Bergs migration to the United States | + |
Bergs Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Bergs, who landed in New York in 1709 1
- Christina Bergs, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1793 1
Bergs Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Gerhard Bergs, aged 53, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 1
- Gerrit Bergs, aged 50, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 1
- Peternella Bergs, aged 15, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 1
- Anna Bergs, aged 25, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bergs (post 1700) | + |
- Teodors Bergs (1902-1966), born Theodore Berg, a Latvian chess master who introduced the Berg Variation
- Arveds Bergs (1875-1941), Latvian lawyer, newspaper editor and politician
- Magnús Helgi Bergs (b. 1956), Icelandic former international footballer who played for the Iceland National Team (1980-1985)
- Brigadier-General Paul Bergs (1886-1947), French Commanding Officer during World War II 2
- Brigadier-General Michel Bergs (1894-1950), French Commanding Officer during World War II 3
- 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)
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Paul Bergs. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Berg%C3%A8s/Paul-Emile-Raymond/France.html
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Michel Bergs. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Berg%C3%A8s/Michel-Albert/France.html
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