Bergeron

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The surname Bergeron comes from the country of France. Bergeron is a topographic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Topographical surnames were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. The name Bergeron is derived from the Old German word berg, which indicated someone who lived beside a hill or mountain.

Spelling variations include: Berger, Bergey, Bergez, Bergier, Bergeret, Bergerot, Bergereau, Bergeron, Bergerron, Bergerone, Bergeronne, Bergeronneau, Bergerat, Bergerie, Bergère, Bergière, Bergiron, Bergirone, Bergironne, le Berger, le Bergeron, de Bergeron, Leberger and many more.

First found in Burgundy, where the family was anciently seated.

Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: André Bergeron, who settled in Quebec from Charente-Maritime in 1666; Jacques Bergeron, who arrived in Quebec from Guyenne in 1676; Francois Bergeron, who arrived in Quebec from Poitou in 1676. Barthélemy Bergeron d'Amboise came to Quebec in 1684 but settled in Acadia by 1695.

[edit] People named Bergeron

• Bryan Bergeron, an author of books in the field of computers
• David Bergeron, an NFL linebacker with the Carolina Panthers
• Geneviève Bergeron, a victim of École Polytechnique massacre
• Marc-André Bergeron, a French Canadian professional hockey defenceman.
• Patrice Bergeron, a Canadian ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League
• Stéphane Bergeron, a Canadian politician
• Tom Bergeron, an American actor
• Tor Bergeron, a Swedish meteorologist
• Victor Bergeron, the founder of Trader Vic's