Bergman is a surname of German, Swedish, Dutch and Yiddish origin meaning 'mountain man', or sometimes (only in German) 'miner'.

People

• Abraham Bergman (1932–2023), American pediatrician

• Alan Bergman (1925–2025), American songwriter

• Alan Bergman (1943–2010), American ballet dancer

• Alfred Bergman (1889–1961), American baseball and football player

• Amanda Bergman (born 1987), Swedish musician

• Andrew Bergman (born 1945), American film director

• Anita Bergman, Canadian politician

• Annie Bergman (1889–1987), Swedish artist, writer, and children's book author.

• Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet

• Borah Bergman (1926–2012), American pianist

• Buddy Bergman (1975–Present), American Information Security Professional and all-around great guy.

• Cam Bergman (born 1983), Canadian lacrosse player

• Carl Bergman (born 1987), Swedish tennis player

• Carl Johan Bergman (born 1978), Swedish biathlete

• Charlotte Bergman (1903–2002), Belgian art collector and philanthropist

• Christian Bergman (born 1988), American baseball player

• Dag Bergman (1914–1984), Swedish diplomat

• Daniel Bergman (born 1962), Swedish film director

• Dave Bergman (1953–2015), American baseball player

• David Bergman (born 1950), American writer

• David Bergman (born ca. 1965), British journalist

• David Bergman (born 1981), Dutch baseball player

• Dusty Bergman (born 1978), American baseball player

• Dutch Bergman (1895–1972), American football player and coach

• Elin Bergman (born 1995), Swedish singer

• Ellen Bergman (1842–1921), Swedish musician and women's rights activist

• Eric Bergman (1893–1958), Canadian artist

• Erik Bergman (1911–2006), Finnish composer

• Eva Bergman (born 1945), Swedish film director

• Folke Bergman (1902–1946), Swedish explorer and archaeologist

• Gary Bergman (1938–2000), Canadian ice hockey player

• Geoff Bergman, American bass guitarist

• George Bergman (born 1943), American mathematician

• Gustaf Bergman (1898–1971), Swedish boxer

• Gustav Bergman (1872–1962), Canadian politician

• Hadassa Bergman (1927–2013), Israeli politician

• Håkan Bergman (born 1954), Swedish politician

• Henry Bergman (1868–1946), American actor

• Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931), Swedish author

• Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), Swedish actress

• Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007), Swedish stage and film director

• Jaime Bergman (born 1975), American model and actress

• Jack Bergman (born 1947), former United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and U.S Representative from the 1st district of Michigan since 2017

• Jay Bergman (disambiguation)

• Jeff Bergman (born 1960), American voice actor

• Joe Bergman (born 1947), American basketball player and psychiatrist

• Jonas Bergman (1724–1810), Finnish painter

• Julius Bergman (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player

• Lawrence Bergman (born 1940), Canadian politician

• Lena Bergman (born 1943), Swedish actress

• Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman (born 1948), Swedish politician

• Liv Kjersti Bergman (born 1979), Norwegian biathlete

• Lowell Bergman (born 1945), American television producer

• Marie Bergman (born 1950), Swedish singer

• Marilyn Bergman (1929–2022), American composer, songwriter and author

• Marit Bergman (born 1975), Swedish musician

• Martin Bergman (born 1957), British producer, writer and director

• Martina Bergman-Österberg (1849–1915), Swedish physical educationer and feminist

• Mary Kay Bergman (1961–1999), American voice actress

• Miranda Bergman (born 1940), American muralist

• Per Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish sailor

• Peter Bergman (1939–2012), American writer and comedian

• Peter Bergman (born 1953), American actor

• Phil Bergman (born 1971), New Zealand rugby league player

• Ram Bergman, Israeli film producer

• Robert G. Bergman (born 1942), American chemist

• Robert L. Bergman (1948–2013), American politician

• Ronen Bergman (born 1972), Israeli journalist and author

• S. Bear Bergman (born 1974), American author

• Sandahl Bergman (born 1951), American actress

• Sergio Bergman, Argentine rabbi and politician

• Shane Bergman (born 1990), Canadian football player

• Signe Bergman (1869–1960), Swedish suffragette

• Stanisław Bergman (1882–1930), Polish painter

• Stefan Bergman (1895–1977), American mathematician

• Sten Bergman (1895–1975), Swedish zoologist

• Stina Bergman (1888–1976), Swedish author

• Sune Bergman (1952–2021), Swedish ice hockey player

• Susan Bergman (1957–2006), American writer

• Thommie Bergman (born 1947), Swedish ice hockey player

• Torbern Bergman (1735–1784), Swedish chemist and mineralogist

• Ulrika Bergman (born 1975), Swedish curler

• Václav Bergman (1915–2002), Czechoslovak war pilot

• Vera Bergman (1920–1971), German actress

• Walter Bergman (1913–1986), South African numismatist

• Yaacov Bergman (1945–2023), Israeli conductor

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 45.9% of all known bearers of the surname Bergman were residents of the United States (frequency 1:13,886), 25.6% of Sweden (1:680), 6.2% of the Netherlands (1:4,780), 3.7% of Canada (1:17,333), 3.4% of South Africa (1:28,141), 3.2% of Finland (1:3,042), 1.9% of Brazil (1:194,774), 1.6% of Australia (1:25,897) and 1.4% of Russia (1:183,111).

In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:680) in the following counties:

• 1. Västernorrland County (1:288)

• 2. Norrbotten County (1:292)

• 3. Dalarna County (1:400)

• 4. Jämtland County (1:447)

• 5. Gävleborg County (1:535)

• 6. Västmanland County (1:602)

• 7. Uppsala County (1:605)

• 8. Örebro County (1:620)

• 9. Stockholm County (1:648)

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,042) in the following regions:

• 1. Åland (1:236)

• 2. Lapland (1:1,343)

• 3. Ostrobothnia (1:1,609)

• 4. Uusimaa (1:1,770)

• 5. Southwest Finland (1:2,074)

See also

• Bergmann

• Bergmann (disambiguation)

• Bergmans

References