Bergin Family History
Bergin Name Meaning
Irish (Laois and Kilkenny): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beirgin or Ó Meirgin an altered form of Ó hAimheirgin ‘descendant of Aimheirgin’ a personal name of early Irish mythology and historical tales perhaps composed of the elements amhra ‘wonderful’ + gin ‘birth’. The surname has also been Anglicized as Berrigan . Swedish: variant of Berg + the adjectival suffix -in a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022