Berish Family History

Americanized form of Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Béreš or Bereš (see Beres) and of Hungarian Béres (see Beres). Compare Beresh.

In some cases probably also an Americanized form of Croatian (from Kosovo) Beriš: from a Croatian name of the northern Albanian Berisha clan/tribe (see Berisha).

In some cases probably also an Americanized form of Sorbian Běriš or of its Germanized form Behrisch: from a pet form of the Old Sorbian personal name Běrisław (based on the Old Slavic imperative beri ‘collect’).