Berrien
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Berrien, a surname for someone from the region of Berry.
Proper noun
Berrien (plural Berriens)
- A surname from French.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Berrien is the 34149th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 665 individuals. Berrien is most common among Black/African American (69.47%) and White (24.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Berrien”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 147.