Bergman

For other uses, see Bergman (disambiguation).

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

People

• Alan Bergman (born 1925), 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
• Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet
• Borah Bergman (1926–2012), American pianist
• 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
• 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