Bergen Name Origin and Family Crest

Genealogists group Bergen with Berger. Its meaning, shared with Berger, is “Hill dweller”.

• About 6,074 people in the United States were recorded as Bergen in 2010, placing it 5,711 on the national list.
• Names that sound alike, such as Bergeon, are easily confused in old records.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• You may also find the name written Bergens, Bergeron and Bergener.
• Records show Bergen as one of the forms Berger took over time.

Heraldry and the Bergen name

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