The Berryman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,517 people carried this name — #4,717 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 7,412 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Berryman surname

Habitational surname, from Old English byrg, dative of burg (“stronghold, fortress”) + man.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Berryman» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as an occupational name: ‘the bury-man’ — the first of the origins he gives.

An early record he cites: Robert Buryman, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Berryman, Berriman, Borrowman and Berghman.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 97 · public domain.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Berryman was found among the farmers of Cornwall: 34 in every 10,000.

Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cornwall 34

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

20 families named Berryman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 102 people lived in those households, 5.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 8
North Carolina 8
Maryland 3
Pennsylvania 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 229 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Berryman in American newspapers,
1904–1913.

Newspaper page from The Evening Statesman carrying the name Berryman
The Evening Statesman 1904-12-01
Newspaper page from Mineral Point Tribune carrying the name Berryman
Mineral Point Tribune 1913-04-17
Newspaper page from The Evening Statesman carrying the name Berryman
The Evening Statesman 1906-06-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 40,449 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Berryman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

17,866 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Berryman. The most, 4,594, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 7,101
New South Wales 3,666
South Australia 2,794
Western Australia 2,359
Queensland 1,318
Tasmania 529
ACT (Canberra) 58
Northern Territory 19

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

Who carried it

People named Berryman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Berryman
    John Berryman 1825–1896 · military personnel
  • Caroline Berryman Spencer
    Caroline Berryman Spencer 1861–1948 · socialite
  • Clifford K. Berryman
    Clifford K. Berryman 1869–1949 · cartoonist
  • Elizabeth Berryman 1672–1713
  • William Berryman 1701–1816 · painter
  • Rose Berryman 1706–1763

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 Berryman,
in the records of 6 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 States779 records

779 records of the Berryman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 288
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 133
  • Other U.S. records 358
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James A. Berryman

    Born 1926 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1944 at Louisville; stableman from Fatette County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    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 Margaret Berryman

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the State of Nebraska from Glasgow and Larne, aged 22; domestic. From Larne, Ireland; 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 Bennie Joe Berryman

    Born 1931; from Norphlet, Arkansas. U.S. Navy, fireman; declared dead 1950 in Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 779 records for Berryman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia721 records

721 records of the Berryman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 368
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 197
  • Other Australian records 156
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Charles Berryman

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Rodney, sailing from Queenstown in 1851. Native of Petworth, Sussex. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1854.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Berryman

    Died 1905 in General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1905.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Emma Eliza Berryman

    Born 1864 in George Town, Tasmania. Married 1886 in Beaconsfield, Tasmania, aged 22.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 721 records for Berryman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · City of Ballarat, Avenue of Honour Plaques (CC BY 3.0 AU) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada58 records

58 records of the Berryman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 42
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • Other Canadian records 8
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Berryman

    Came to Ontario in 1873 aboard the Circassian, bound for Malton, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Alexander James Berryman

    Died 1962; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Minnie Ida Berryman

    Died 1954 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 58 records for Berryman 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. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand36 records

36 records of the Berryman name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 23
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 7
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 6
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Gladys Sarah Berryman

    Died 1987, aged 82; buried at Ward Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Andrew Berryman

    Died 1925, aged 67; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Benjamin Berryman

    Buried in 1892 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 43.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 36 records for Berryman in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom10 records

10 records of the Berryman name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 8
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Berryman

    Buried in 1846 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 86.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Berryman

    Middlesex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Berryman

    Buried in 1804 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 50.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Berryman in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Berryman 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 Eileen Helen Berryman

    Born 1912 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Grasse (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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