Bergman Family History
Bergman Name Meaning
Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from berg ‘mountain hill’ + man ‘man’ or a habitational name for someone from a place named with the word berg. The surname which is also found in Finland may also be of German (compare 3 below) or Dutch (see 2 below) origin. Dutch: topographic name denoting an upland dweller from berg (see Berg ) ‘mountain hill’ + man ‘man’. Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Bergmann . This form of the surname is also found in Czechia Poland and some other European countries.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022