Bergin

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beirgin, an altered form of Ó hAimheirgin, a personal name probably composed of the elements amhra (“wonderful”) and gin (“birth”).

Proper noun

Bergin (plural Bergins)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bergin is the 8291^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3996 individuals. Bergin is most common among White (94.82%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bergin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 142.

Anagrams

• Bering, Binger, Ingber, bering, binger, bringe