About the Beerman Surname

Anyone researching Beerman should also look under Berman. The family name meaning is “Bear man”, the same as for Berman. The extra “e” in Beerman is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Behrman and Bermann.

In the 2010 US Census, 1,481 Americans gave Beerman as their last name (rank 18,601). That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames. Names that sound alike, such as Biermann, are easily confused in old records.

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