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

Beres, 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 Beres surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beres in America

Beres is the 11054th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beres surname appeared 2,876 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Beres.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beres 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 Beres

The surname Beres has its origins in Hungary, dating back to the 13th century. It likely derived from the Hungarian word "ber," meaning "hire" or "rent," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked as a hired laborer or rented land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a Hungarian document from the year 1270, which mentions a man named "Beres Mihály." This document suggests that the name was already in use by the late medieval period in Hungary.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname Beres was János Beres, a Hungarian nobleman and landowner who lived from around 1420 to 1490. Records indicate that he owned significant estates in the region of Vas County, which was part of the Kingdom of Hungary at the time.

During the 16th century, the name Beres appeared in various historical records across Central Europe, including in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. One notable individual from this period was Márton Beres, a Hungarian-born Protestant reformer and theologian who lived from 1539 to 1594.

In the 17th century, the name Beres was associated with several prominent figures in Hungary, including István Beres, a Hungarian nobleman and military commander who fought against the Ottoman Empire during the Long Turkish War (1593-1606).

Another significant figure with the surname Beres was András Beres, a Hungarian poet and writer who lived from 1778 to 1842. He is considered one of the pioneers of Hungarian romantic poetry and is remembered for his contributions to the development of the Hungarian literary language.

The name Beres has also been connected to various place names throughout Hungary and Central Europe, such as the village of Beres in Pest County, Hungary, and the town of Beres in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland (formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire).

While the surname Beres has its roots in Hungary, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities, with individuals bearing this name found in various countries today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beres

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

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

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