What Does The Last Name Berry Mean?

Berry is an old English surname of locational or topographic origin. It is derived either from 'Byrig', a 7th century name that means 'fortified place or manor house' or the names 'Buri' or 'Beri' that came later. Topographic origin means that this surname was given to a manor house owner or possibly someone living close by. Locational origin means that the surname probably derived from places such as Bury at Huntingdonshire that was recorded within the Anglo Saxon Chronicles as 'Byrig' in the year 974; 'Bury' in Sussex or Lancashire; 'Burt St.Edmunds' in Suffolk; or 'Berry' in Yorkshire.

The surname 'Berry' also has a bit of history from other countries in the Northern Hemisphere:

· Ireland (Mayo and Galway): There was an Anglicized Gaelic surname of O'Beargha or O'beara

· Scotland and northern Ireland: 'Barrie'

· France: Berry was a regional name given to people from Berry, an earlier province in Central France. Today, Berry has interchanged with 'Berrien' in North America.

· Swiss German: Berry is a personal Germanic name that is formed with the High German name of 'Bero' or 'Bear' or 'Baer'.

Famous Berry's

· Richard de Bury (born 1281 - died 1345) was bishop of Durham during 1333 and then Lord Chancellor of England during 1335.

· Admiral Sir John Berry (born 1635 - died 1690) fought numerous victorious battles against the French and Dutch.

· Gilbert de la Beri was the first recorded family name dated 1202 during King John of England's reign. He was born in 1199 and died in 1216.

Fun Facts

· In 1880, the main occupation for a person with the surname of Berry was a farmer.

· The five surnames of Jones, Brown, Williams, Johnson and Smith are the most common in the USA.

· The top surname throughout the world is Lee.

Names originates from France, The translation from Latin, Is   Nothing without labour

Berry is both a boy's and girl's name. Berry name  is of Old Englih, Greek origin and its locality is taken from province of Berri in France. Berry's meaning is "berry". Although it is a Botanical name used for both boys and girls but in masculine form is more likely a variant of Bernard. Berry is a very popular surname/last name and is less used as male first name.
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Top Places of Origin for Berry is England, Ireland, Great Britain, Germany and Scotland according to records. Please click on highlighted words to view records of people with Berry surname.
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There is also a book named Berry name in History which is a unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the Berry family name as far back in history as possible.
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Click here for the Chart showing Average Life Expectancy of Berry for various years with highest average life expectancy in year 2000 of 74 years.
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Click here for the Chart showing Top Occupations of Berry up till year 1880 records.
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