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berson Name Meaning and History

Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from the Yiddish male personal name Ber (‘bear’).

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berson Family Facts

Distribution of berson Families in the US in 1920
Number of berson families
 47-91
 16-46
 1-15
 0
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