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Last name origins & meanings:

  1. Scandinavian: ornamental spelling of Berg.
  2. Dutch: in some cases, possibly a shortening of van den Bergh, a topographic name denoting someone living on a hill (see Vandenbergh).
  3. Dutch: possibly also from Middle Dutch barg, berg ‘castrated pig’, either as an occupational name for a pig farmer or possibly as a nickname.

This name appears in the following lists: Composers