Bergin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Bergin (plural Bergins)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bergin is the 8291st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3996 individuals. Bergin is most common among White (94.82%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bergin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 142.