Berland

English

Etymology

• As a French surname, of Germanic origin, composed of *berō (“bear”) + *land.
• As a Norwegian surname, from several farms in Norway, from Old Norse bjarg (“mountain”) or ber (“berry”) + land.
• As a Jewish surname, variant of Brillant, from Yiddish בריליאַנט (brilyant, “jewel, diamond”), itself from French brillant (“shining”). Compare Brilliant.

Proper noun

Berland (plural Berlands)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Berland is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Berland is most common among White (92.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Berland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 143.