- Bergeron
"This article is about the surname. For the
Savoie wine grape, seeRoussanne ."The
surname Bergeron comes from the country of France.The name Bergeron may be derived from the Old German word "berg", meaning hill or mountain. It may also be derived from the old French "berger", meaning shepherd.
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 North American settlers of this name or some of its variants were: André Bergeron, who settled in
Quebec fromCharente-Maritime in 1666; Jacques Bergeron, who arrived in Quebec fromGuyenne in 1676; Francois Bergeron,who arrived in Quebec fromPoitou in 1676. Barthélemy Bergeron d'Amboise came to Quebec in 1684 but settled inAcadia by 1695.Following the Acadian diaspora of
1755 , the Bergeron name is found today along the southeast coast of the U.S., and especially in South Louisiana.People named Bergeron
*
Bryan Bergeron , an author of books in the field ofcomputers
*David Bergeron , anNFL linebacker with theCarolina Panthers
*Geneviève Bergeron , a victim ofÉcole Polytechnique massacre
*Jean-François Bergeron Canadian boxer
*Marc-André Bergeron , aFrench Canadian professional hockey defenceman.
*Patrice Bergeron , a Canadianice hockey centre in theNational Hockey League
*Peter Bergeron , a professionalbaseball player
*Stéphane Bergeron , a Canadian politician
*Tom Bergeron , an Americantelevision personality andgame show host
*Tor Bergeron , a Swedishmeteorologist
* Victor Bergeron, the founder ofTrader Vic's
*Wayne Bergeron , a jazz, studio/leadtrumpet player and trumpet professor at theIn fiction
* "
Harrison Bergeron " is a science fiction short story byKurt Vonnegut , and the name of the principal character.
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