Berberich
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Zu ahd. beraht/berht 'glänzend, berühmt' gebildeter Rufname; patronymischer Familienname
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈbɝbɝɪk/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Berberich is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Zu ahd. beraht/berht 'glänzend, berühmt' gebildeter Rufname; patronymischer Familienname. 1256 Belege.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Berberich is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, patronymisch auf -berich, zu Rufname mit heri- 'Heer'; 27 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, Patronymischer Familienname aus einem Rufnamen der Ber-Form; Varianten: Herberich, Bieberich, Gerberich, Leiberich.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, Patronym zu einem Rufnamen mit Zweitglied ahd. beraht „hell, glänzend“. 1256 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
In German, zu einem Rufnamen mit Erstglied ahd. bero ‚Bär‘; 1256 Träger
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Adolf Berberichb. 1861DEGerman astronomer
- Hugo Berberichb. 1887DEGerman-born pediatrician
- Fritz Berberichb. 1909DEGerman painter (1909-1990)
- August Berberichb. 1912DEGerman politician (1912-1982)
- Adam Berberichb. 1914DEGerman politician (1914-2001)
- Monika Berberichb. 1942DEGerman terrorist and member of the Red Army Faction
- Frank Berberichb. 1949DEGerman journalist, editor and writer
- Winfried Berberichb. 1952astronomer
- Klaus Berberichb. 1980DEGerman computer scientist and university teacher
- Juliana Sokolováb. 1981SKnot in their usual nameSlovak philosopher and writer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 16 sources across 9 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.5K | #17,821 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.5K | #17,001 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.5K | #18,253 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Apellidos (person counts, national) | — | 118 | — |
| BR Brazil | IBGE — Censo 2022 Nomes no Brasil per-token lookup (v3 API, given+surname) | — | 33 | #139,729 |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 24 | #45,487 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 13 | #50,156 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 4 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 4 | #214,484 |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 3 | #122,305 |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 1 | #272,880 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Rymut, Słownik nazwisk współcześnie w Polsce używanych (10 vols, IJP PAN, Kraków 1992–1994) — every Polish surname in the PESEL register at the end of 1990, with bearer counts nationally and per voivodeship1990
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Berberich?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈbɝbɝɪk/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Berberich mean?
- Recorded meaning: Zu ahd. beraht/berht 'glänzend, berühmt' gebildeter Rufname; patronymischer Familienname.
- In which country does Berberich have the most bearers?
- Berberich is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Berberich”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.