Berringer Family History
Berringer Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Anglo-Norman French personal name Berenger an Old French form of ancient Germanic Beringar Barengar composed of the elements ber(n) ‘bear’ + gair ‘spear’. The surname has several variants including Beringer Barringer and Banger as well as the dissimilated forms Bellanger Bellinger Ballanger and Ballinger where /l/ has been substituted for /r/. The personal name Berenger was well known in England in the 12th and 13th centuries having been borne by one of the paladins in the widely popular Charlemagne romances. German: variant of Beringer . Americanized form of German Boehringer .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022