Berra surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Berra surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 872 people carried this name — #27,604 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is down 9% from 957 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,052 people named Berra 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 639
Santa Fe 360
Neuquén 257
Córdoba 254
City of Buenos Aires 196
Santa Cruz 76
Río Negro 73
Chubut 73

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 255 people named Berra.

24 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Loire-Atlantique.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 24
Loire-Atlantique 38
Haut-Rhin 37
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 24
Paris 16
Haute-Savoie 12
Alpes-Maritimes 11
Gironde 10
Nord 10

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

195 people named Berra live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Valais 101
Geneva 28
Zurich 21
Vaud 17
Ticino 16
Fribourg 5
St. Gallen 4
Neuchâtel 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.

Who carried it

People named Berra,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francisco Berra
    Francisco Berra 1844–1906 · writer
  • Camillo Berra d. 1956 · translator
  • Domenico Berra 1771–1835 · lawyer
  • Marco Berra 1784–1853 · music publisher
  • Teresa Berra 1804–1879 · activist
  • Costantino Berra 1847–1915 · architect

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Berra is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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