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

Berga, 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 Berga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Berga in America

Berga is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Berga surname appeared 167 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 Berga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Berga 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 Berga

The surname Berga is believed to have originated in the region of Lombardy, Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Italian word "berga," which means a shepherd's hut or a small cottage. This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who lived in a humble dwelling or worked as a shepherd.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Berga can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of documents from the Lombard kingdom dated between the 7th and 8th centuries. Here, the name appears as "Bergarius," which is likely the Latin form of the surname.

In the 12th century, the name Berga is mentioned in the Liber Censuum, a papal record of properties and revenues in the Catholic Church. This document refers to a landowner named Albertus de Berga in the region of Piacenza, Italy.

During the 13th century, the surname Berga appeared in various records across northern Italy, including the Annales Placentini Gibellini, a chronicle of the city of Piacenza. One notable figure from this time was Guglielmo Berga, a merchant and landowner from Parma, who lived between 1220 and 1289.

As the surname spread across Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Berghe, Berghe, and Berger. One prominent individual with this surname was Jan van der Berghe (1497-1573), a Flemish painter and stained glass artist from Brussels.

In the 16th century, the name Berga gained recognition in Spain with the birth of Gaspar de Berga (1515-1584), a Spanish soldier and historian who wrote about the conquest of Peru. Another notable figure from this period was Giovanni Battista Berga (1518-1594), an Italian composer and organist from Veneto.

Throughout its history, the surname Berga has been associated with individuals from various walks of life, including artists, soldiers, merchants, and landowners. While its origins can be traced back to medieval Italy, the name has since spread across Europe and beyond, reflecting the rich tapestry of cultural exchange and migration over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Berga

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

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

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