Bergman is a surname of German language, Sweden, Dutch language and Yiddish origin meaning 'mountain man', or sometimes (only in German) 'miner'
People
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Abraham Bergman (1932–2023), American pediatrician
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Alan Bergman (1925–2025), American songwriter
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Alan Bergman (1943–2010), American ballet dancer
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Alfred Bergman (1889–1961), American baseball and football player
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Amanda Bergman (born 1987), Swedish musician
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Andrew Bergman (born 1945), American film director
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Anita Bergman, Canadian politician
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Annie Bergman (1889–1987), Swedish artist, writer, and children's book author.
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Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet
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Borah Bergman (1926–2012), American pianist
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Buddy Bergman (1975–Present), American Information Security Professional and all-around great guy.
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Cam Bergman (born 1983), Canadian lacrosse player
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Carl Bergman (born 1987), Swedish tennis player
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Carl Johan Bergman (born 1978), Swedish biathlete
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Charlotte Bergman (1903–2002), Belgian art collector and philanthropist
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Christian Bergman (born 1988), American baseball player
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Dag Bergman (1914–1984), Swedish diplomat
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Daniel Bergman (born 1962), Swedish film director
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Dave Bergman (1953–2015), American baseball player
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David Bergman (born 1950), American writer
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David Bergman (born ca. 1965), British journalist
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David Bergman (born 1981), Dutch baseball player
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Dusty Bergman (born 1978), American baseball player
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Dutch Bergman (1895–1972), American football player and coach
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Elin Bergman (born 1995), Swedish singer
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Ellen Bergman (1842–1921), Swedish musician and women's rights activist
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Eric Bergman (1893–1958), Canadian artist
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Erik Bergman (1911–2006), Finnish composer
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Eva Bergman (born 1945), Swedish film director
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Folke Bergman (1902–1946), Swedish explorer and archaeologist
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Gary Bergman (1938–2000), Canadian ice hockey player
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Geoff Bergman, American bass guitarist
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George Bergman (born 1943), American mathematician
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Gustaf Bergman (1898–1971), Swedish boxer
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Gustav Bergman (1872–1962), Canadian politician
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Håkan Bergman (born 1954), Swedish politician
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Henry Bergman (1868–1946), American actor
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Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931), Swedish author
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Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), Swedish actress
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Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007), Swedish stage and film director
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Jaime Bergman (born 1975), American model and actress
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Jack Bergman (born 1947), former United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and U.S Representative from the 1st district of Michigan since 2017
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Jay Bergman (disambiguation)
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Jeff Bergman (born 1960), American voice actor
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Joe Bergman (born 1947), American basketball player and psychiatrist
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Jonas Bergman (1724–1810), Finnish painter
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Julius Bergman (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player
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Lawrence Bergman (born 1940), Canadian politician
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Lena Bergman (born 1943), Swedish actress
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Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman (born 1948), Swedish politician
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Liv Kjersti Bergman (born 1979), Norwegian biathlete
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Lowell Bergman (born 1945), American television producer
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Marie Bergman (born 1950), Swedish singer
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Marilyn Bergman (1929–2022), American composer, songwriter and author
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Marit Bergman (born 1975), Swedish musician
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Martin Bergman (born 1957), British producer, writer and director
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Martina Bergman-Österberg (1849–1915), Swedish physical educationer and feminist
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Mary Kay Bergman (1961–1999), American voice actress
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Miranda Bergman (born 1940), American muralist
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Per Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish sailor
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Peter Bergman (1939–2012), American writer and comedian
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Peter Bergman (born 1953), American actor
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Phil Bergman (born 1971), New Zealand rugby league player
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Ram Bergman, Israeli film producer
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Robert G. Bergman (born 1942), American chemist
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Robert L. Bergman (1948–2013), American politician
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Ronen Bergman (born 1972), Israeli journalist and author
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S. Bear Bergman (born 1974), American author
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Sandahl Bergman (born 1951), American actress
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Sergio Bergman, Argentine rabbi and politician
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Shane Bergman (born 1990), Canadian football player
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Signe Bergman (1869–1960), Swedish suffragette
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Stanisław Bergman (1882–1930), Polish painter
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Stefan Bergman (1895–1977), American mathematician
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Sten Bergman (1895–1975), Swedish zoologist
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Stina Bergman (1888–1976), Swedish author
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Sune Bergman (1952–2021), Swedish ice hockey player
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Susan Bergman (1957–2006), American writer
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Thommie Bergman (born 1947), Swedish ice hockey player
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Torbern Bergman (1735–1784), Swedish chemist and mineralogist
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Ulrika Bergman (born 1975), Swedish curler
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Václav Bergman (1915–2002), Czechoslovak war pilot
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Vera Bergman (1920–1971), German actress
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Walter Bergman (1913–1986), South African numismatist
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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:
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1. Västernorrland County (1:288)
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2. Norrbotten County (1:292)
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3. Dalarna County (1:400)
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4. Jämtland County (1:447)
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5. Gävleborg County (1:535)
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6. Västmanland County (1:602)
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7. Uppsala County (1:605)
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8. Örebro County (1:620)
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9. Stockholm County (1:648)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,042) in the following regions:[ Bergman surname distribution]
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1. Åland (1:236)
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2. Lapland (1:1,343)
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3. Ostrobothnia (1:1,609)
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4. Uusimaa (1:1,770)
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5. Southwest Finland (1:2,074)
See also
