The Berkey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,515 people carried this name — #9,262 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 84,000 people counted. That is up 11% from 3,165 in 2000.

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In print

Berkey in American newspapers,
1882–1927.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Berkey
Great Falls Tribune 1922-10-01
Newspaper page from Burt's Among The Clouds carrying the name Berkey
Burt's Among The Clouds 1882-07-27
Newspaper page from The Spokane Woman carrying the name Berkey
The Spokane Woman 1927-09-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,561 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Berkey in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1950s.

38 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Berkey. The most, 7, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 12
New South Wales 8
Victoria 8
South Australia 3
Tasmania 3
Western Australia 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Berkey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Russell S. Berkey
    Russell S. Berkey 1893–1985 · military officer
  • Peter Berkey 1822–1909 · politician
  • William A. Berkey 1823–1902
  • Charles Peter Berkey 1867–1955 · writer
  • William H. Berkey 1874–1952 · publisher
  • John Berkey 1932–2008 · artist

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 Berkey,
in the records of 4 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 States235 records

235 records of the Berkey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 143
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 41
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 13
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lawrence M. Berkey

    Born 1904 in Oregon. Enlisted 1942 at Pocatello, Idaho; dairy farmer from Lemhi County, Idaho. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1972, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Aug Berkey

    Arrived at New York in 1890 aboard the Waesland from Antwerp, aged 26; barber. From Witten, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Charles Allerton Berkey

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1944, died 1997; buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 235 records for Berkey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany21 records

21 records of the Berkey 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 Wilhelm Berkey

    From Huckarde. Reported taken prisoner in the German casualty list of 12 May 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 137).

    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 Paul Berkey

    From Hagen, Westfalen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 1 July 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 25).

    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 Eugen Berkey

    From Haßlinghausen, Schwelm. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 November 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 21 records for Berkey 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).

Netherlands10 records

10 records of the Berkey name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch population registers 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rudolf Berkey

    Married in 1861 in Amsterdam; "vijlenkapper".

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Laurina Berkey

    Born 1880 in Oud-Vossemeer.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Jannetje Berkey

    In the population register of Nijmegen; born 1860.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Berkey 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Berkey name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anastia Berkey

    Died 1876 in Richmond, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Robert Berkey

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Berkey

    Married 1907 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Berkey in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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