The Bergen surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,074 people carried this name — #5,711 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,860 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 438 people named Bergen 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 Flemish Brabant.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Flemish Brabant 206
Antwerp 110
Limburg 79
Liège 20
West Flanders 11
Brussels-Capital 7
Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

45 people named Bergen live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 18
Lucerne 10
Aargau 6
Geneva 4
Graubünden 4
Bern 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 34 people named Bergen.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Guadeloupe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Guadeloupe 10
Somme 5
Paris 5
Calvados 2
Saône-et-Loire 1
Gironde 1
Essonne 1
Dordogne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 21 people named Bergen live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in San Luis.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

San Luis 21

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

139 people named Bergen is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 139

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Bergen in American newspapers,
1897–1912.

Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Bergen
The Daily Missoulian 1912-05-17
Newspaper page from Foster's Daily Democrat carrying the name Bergen
Foster's Daily Democrat 1897-06-02
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Bergen
The Portland Daily Press 1900-01-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,699 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bergen in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

1,984 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bergen. The most, 463, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 624
New South Wales 585
South Australia 255
Queensland 251
Western Australia 132
Tasmania 104
ACT (Canberra) 22
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bergen.

Who carried it

People named Bergen,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Georg von Bergen
    Johann Georg von Bergen 1672–1738 · physician
  • Johann Georg von Bergen
    Johann Georg von Bergen 1672–1738 · physician
  • Teunis Garret Bergen
    Teunis Garret Bergen 1806–1881 · writer
  • Abram Bergen
    Abram Bergen 1836–1906 · lawyer
  • Arnold of Bergen d. 1434 · Catholic priest
  • Anna Elisabeth Bergen d. 1668 · printmaker

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bergen,
in the records of 9 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,614 records

2,614 records of the Bergen name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1,486
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 506
  • Other U.S. records 622
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward D. Bergen

    Born 1905 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Upton Yaphank; salesperson from Bronx County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jules Bergen

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the Rhynland from Antwerp, aged 38; clerk. From Paris, France; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Thomas Bergen

    Born 1942; from Austin, Texas. U.S. Marine Corps, basic infantry officer; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,614 records for Bergen in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Netherlands1,607 records

1,607 records of the Bergen name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 699
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 651
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 257
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Pieter Bergen

    Married in 1856 in Monnickendam; workman. Died 1886 in Monnickendam, aged 60.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Bergen

    Married in 1936 in Amsterdam; stoker. Died 1963 in Rotterdam, aged 62.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Cornelis Bergen

    Born 1864 in Zuid Scharwoude. Died 1939 in Zuid-Scharwoude, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,607 records for Bergen in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia113 records

113 records of the Bergen name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 64
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 21
  • Other Australian records 28
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Christian Bergen

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Frigate Bird, aged 25; American.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rebecca Bergen

    Arrived in Queensland in 1887 aboard the Oriana, aged 20.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Bergen

    Grazier of Coolungoolun, Victoria; died 1951.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 113 records for Bergen in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany111 records

111 records of the Bergen name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Alfred Bergen

    From Berlin. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 July 1917; then reported dead in the list of 31 January 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 207).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Bergen

    From Richrath, Solingen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 11 January 1919 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 52).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Eduard Bergen

    From Roringen, Göttingen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 24 November 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 74).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 111 records for Bergen in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada64 records

64 records of the Bergen name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 28
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 11
  • Other Canadian records 25
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Peter D. Bergen

    Buried in 1975 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 76.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Bergen

    Died 1992, aged 73; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Bergen

    Buried in 1958 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 64 records for Bergen in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Belgium51 records

51 records of the Bergen name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Josephus Bergen

    Died 1965 in Aarschot; born 1894 in Zichem.

    Open Archives, Stedelijk Archief en Documentatiecentrum Aarschot (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Carolina Bergen

    Died 1902 in Gent.

    Open Archives, Archief Gent (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Antonius Bergen

    Died 1967 in Langdorp; born 1883 in Langdorp.

    Open Archives, Stedelijk Archief en Documentatiecentrum Aarschot (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 51 records for Bergen in Belgium.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Norway36 records

36 records of the Bergen name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Johannes Bergen

    Census of 1910: Bergen søndre, Gransherred; retired farmer, born 1839 in Gransherred.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Margrete Bergen

    Census of 1910: Solbakken, Aker; cook, born 1891 in Bergen.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Jens Bergen

    Census of 1910: Sjøfryd (plads), Tingvold; trader, born 1862 in Tingvold.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Bergen in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

France14 records

14 records of the Bergen name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Bergen

    Born 1912 in Paris; died 1983 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antoinette Benoite Bergen

    Born 1900 in Saint-Laurent-en-Brionnais (Saône-et-Loire); died 1992 in Vichy (Allier).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacques Frederic Bergen

    Born 1933 in Corbie; died 1987 in Amiens (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Bergen in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Bergen name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. R. Bergen

    Lance Corporal, King's Own (Yorkshire Light Infantry). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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