Find out how popular the last name Beger is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Beger.

Beger, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Beger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beger in America

Beger is the 57781st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beger surname appeared 352 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Beger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beger to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Beger

The surname Beger finds its origins in Germany, emerging during the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "beger," which translates to "beggar" or "mendicant." This suggests that the name may have initially been attributed to individuals who were beggars or lived a life of poverty.

Variations of the spelling, such as Beeger, Beger, and Bäger, can be found in historical records from various regions of Germany. One of the earliest known references to the name appears in the Urkundenbuch der Stadt Strassburg (Collection of Records of the City of Strasbourg) from the year 1309, where a person named Heinrich Beger is mentioned.

In the 15th century, the name Beger is documented in the town of Nürnberg (Nuremberg), where a certain Hans Beger was a respected citizen and craftsman. This indicates that by this time, the name had shed its potential association with poverty and was being carried by individuals of various social standings.

Another notable individual bearing the surname Beger was Johann Beger, a German scholar and antiquarian who lived from 1620 to 1688. He was a renowned numismatist (coin collector and scholar) and served as the director of the Electoral Brandenburg coin cabinet in Berlin.

In the 18th century, a family by the name of Beger settled in the town of Hesse-Darmstadt, where they established themselves as successful merchants and traders. One member of this family, Johann Friedrich Beger, born in 1738, became a prominent figure in the local community and served as a magistrate.

Moving into the 19th century, the Beger surname can be found in various regions of Germany, including Saxony, where a notable individual named Ernst Beger (1810-1884) was a respected theologian and author of several religious texts.

It is worth noting that while the name Beger is predominantly of German origin, it has also been documented in other European countries, such as the Netherlands and Switzerland, possibly due to migration and intermingling of populations over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beger

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Beger.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Beger was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Beger has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Beger was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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