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

Berghorn, 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 Berghorn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Berghorn in America

Berghorn is the 68770th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Berghorn surname appeared 286 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 Berghorn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Berghorn 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 Berghorn

The surname Berghorn has its origins in Germany, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. The name is a combination of the German words "Berg" meaning mountain or hill, and "Horn" which can refer to a horn or a projection of land. This suggests that the name may have originally been given to someone who lived near a prominent hill or mountain ridge.

One of the earliest known references to the Berghorn name can be found in the records of the town of Eisleben in Saxony-Anhalt, where a Johann Berghorn was listed as a resident in 1568. There are also records of a family with the surname Berghorn living in the town of Saalfeld in Thuringia during the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various church records and tax registers throughout central and southern Germany. Notable individuals with the surname during this period include Hans Berghorn (1612-1689), a farmer from the village of Niederstetten in Baden-Württemberg, and Anna Berghorn (1635-1712), who was recorded as a resident of the town of Mühlhausen in Thuringia.

As the centuries progressed, the Berghorn name spread to other parts of Germany and beyond. One notable figure was Friedrich Berghorn (1786-1864), a German architect and urban planner who was born in Braunschweig and worked on various projects in Berlin and other cities.

Another prominent individual was Gottfried Berghorn (1815-1892), a German-American businessman and politician who immigrated to the United States in the 1840s and became involved in local politics in Wisconsin. He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and was instrumental in the development of the city of Milwaukee.

In the 20th century, one of the most well-known individuals with the Berghorn surname was Karl Berghorn (1901-1981), a German botanist and plant collector who made significant contributions to the study of the flora of South America. He spent many years exploring the Amazon rainforest and discovered numerous new plant species.

While the Berghorn name has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world, with families bearing this surname now found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Berghorn

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

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

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