The Berlin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,503 people carried this name — #4,729 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 7,259 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 328 people named Berlin.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 41 départements, most often Yonne.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 108 people named Berlin 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
57 people named Berlin have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 114 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
38 people named Berlin live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 the Nordic population registers
1,829 people named Berlin are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Berlin in American newspapers,
1905–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,960,197 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Berlin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johan Daniel Berlin 1714–1787 · composer -
Johannes Berlin d. 1532 · merchant
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Bernhard Berlin 1400–1457 · politician
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Hans Berlin 1500–1600
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Wolf Berlin 1505– · politician
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Nils Henriksson Berlin 1662–1714
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Berlin.
- Berio 156 · U.S. census
- Berisha 1,166 · U.S. census
- Berland 605 · U.S. census
- Berle 145 · U.S. census
- Berlet 123 · U.S. census
- Berlier 161 · U.S. census
- Berling 675 · U.S. census
- Berly 130 · U.S. census
- Berman 16,025 · U.S. census
- Bermann 163 · U.S. census
- Bermejo 2,330 · U.S. census
- Bermudez 26,691 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Berlin is.
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