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

Bereket, 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 Bereket surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bereket in America

Bereket is the 104602nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bereket surname appeared 171 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 Bereket.

The history of the last name Bereket

The surname "Bereket" is of Turkish origin and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is derived from the Turkish word "bereket," which means "abundance" or "prosperity." The name is believed to have originated in the Anatolian region of present-day Turkey.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various historical records and manuscripts in the Ottoman Empire. One notable reference is found in the "Kanunname" (Ottoman legal code) of Sultan Mehmed II, which mentions a certain "Bereket Bey," a local governor in the region of Amasya.

The earliest recorded example of the surname "Bereket" dates back to the late 15th century. It is mentioned in the "Tahrir Defterleri" (Ottoman tax registers) from the reign of Sultan Bayezid II, which lists several individuals with the surname in the provinces of Bursa and Kütahya.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname became more widespread across the Ottoman Empire. Notable individuals bearing the name include Bereket Çelebi, a renowned Ottoman calligrapher and poet who lived in the 16th century, and Bereket Mustafa Efendi, a high-ranking Ottoman bureaucrat and diplomat in the 17th century.

In the 18th century, the name appeared in various local histories and chronicles from different regions of the Ottoman Empire. One notable example is found in the "Salname-i Vilayet-i Halep" (Provincial Yearbook of Aleppo), which mentions a certain "Bereket Ağa" as a prominent landowner in the region.

Another notable figure with the surname "Bereket" was Bereket Efendi, an Ottoman statesman and diplomat who served as the Grand Vizier (Prime Minister) of the Ottoman Empire in the late 18th century.

In the 19th century, the surname continued to be present in various parts of the Ottoman Empire and its successor states. One notable individual was Bereket Ömer Pasha, an Ottoman military commander and statesman who played a significant role in the modernization of the Ottoman army in the mid-19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bereket

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

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 Bereket 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.

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 Bereket was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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