The Berens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,452 people carried this name — #9,421 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 85,500 people counted. That is up 9% from 3,178 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Berens.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Gers.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
38 people named Berens have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 56 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Berens live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Berens in American newspapers,
1920–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 23,100 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Berens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Richard Berens 1781–1849 · educator -
Alexander Berens d. 1927 · painter
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Rita Sylvia Berens d. 2002
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Carl Berens 1725–1789 · merchant
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Johann Christoph Berens 1729–1792 · politician
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Reinhold Berens 1745–1823 · naturalist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Berens.
- Bercy 187 · U.S. census
- Berdin 275 · U.S. census
- Berdon 188 · U.S. census
- Berdugo 483 · U.S. census
- Berenger 158 · U.S. census
- Berenguer 469 · U.S. census
- Beres 2,876 · U.S. census
- Beretta 463 · U.S. census
- Berg 48,746 · U.S. census
- Berga 167 · U.S. census
- Bergamasco 197 · U.S. census
- Bergamini 429 · U.S. census
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