The Bergmann surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 4,863 people carried this name — #6,439 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,600 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
764 people named Bergmann live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
302 people named Bergmann have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 417 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 287 people named Bergmann.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 40 people named Bergmann 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 Liège.
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
Bergmann in American newspapers,
1888–1946.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 43,015 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bergmann,
with a public archive behind them.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Bergmann 1812–1887 · translator -
Carl Bergmann 1814–1865 · physician -
Carl Bergmann 1821–1876 · conductor -
Theodor Bergmann 1850–1931 · engineer -
Paul Bergmann 1881–1951 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 165 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bergmann.
- Berget 428 · U.S. census
- Bergevin 760 · U.S. census
- Bergey 1,458 · U.S. census
- Bergez 138 · U.S. census
- Bergin 3,810 · U.S. census
- Bergman 17,671 · U.S. census
- Bergonzi 160 · U.S. census
- Beri 306 · U.S. census
- Beringer 1,905 · U.S. census
- Berini 168 · U.S. census
- Berio 136 · U.S. census
- Berisha 808 · U.S. census
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