# Bergman

Bergman is a surname of German, Swedish, Dutch and Yiddish origin meaning 'mountain man', or sometimes (only in German) 'miner'.

## People

* Abraham Bergman (1932–2023), American pediatrician
* Alan Bergman (born 1925), American songwriter
* Alan Bergman (1943–2010), American ballet dancer
* Alfred Bergman (1889–1961), American baseball and football player
* Amanda Bergman (born 1987), Swedish musician
* Andrew Bergman (born 1945), American film director
* Anita Bergman, Canadian politician
* Annie Bergman (1889-1987), Swedish artist, writer, and children’s book author.
* Bo Bergman (1869–1967), Swedish poet
* Borah Bergman (1926–2012), American pianist
* Cam Bergman (born 1983), Canadian lacrosse player
* Carl Bergman (born 1987), Swedish tennis player
* Carl Johan Bergman (born 1978), Swedish biathlete
* Charlotte Bergman (1903–2002), Belgian art collector and philanthropist
* Christian Bergman (born 1988), American baseball player
* Dag Bergman (1914–1984), Swedish diplomat
* Daniel Bergman (born 1962), Swedish film director
* Dave Bergman (1953–2015), American baseball player
* David Bergman (born 1950), American writer
* David Bergman (born ca. 1965), British journalist
* David Bergman (born 1981), Dutch baseball player
* Dusty Bergman (born 1978), American baseball player
* Dutch Bergman (1895–1972), American football player and coach
* Elin Bergman (born 1995), Swedish singer
* Ellen Bergman (1842–1921), Swedish musician and women's rights activist
* Eric Bergman (1893–1958), Canadian artist
* Erik Bergman (1911–2006), Finnish composer
* Eva Bergman (born 1945), Swedish film director
* Folke Bergman (1902–1946), Swedish explorer and archaeologist
* Gary Bergman (1938–2000), Canadian ice hockey player
* Geoff Bergman, American bass guitarist
* George Bergman (born 1943), American mathematician
* Gustaf Bergman (1898–1971), Swedish boxer
* Gustav Bergman (1872–1962), Canadian politician
* Håkan Bergman (born 1954), Swedish politician
* Henry Bergman (1868–1946), American actor
* Hjalmar Bergman (1883–1931), Swedish author
* Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982), Swedish actress
* Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007), Swedish stage and film director
* Jaime Bergman (born 1975), American model and actress
* Jack Bergman (born 1947), former United States Marine Corps lieutenant general and U.S Representative from the 1st district of Michigan since 2017
* Jay Bergman (disambiguation)
* Jeff Bergman (born 1960), American voice actor
* Joe Bergman (born 1947), American basketball player and psychiatrist
* Jonas Bergman (1724–1810), Finnish painter
* Julius Bergman (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player
* Lawrence Bergman (born 1940), Canadian politician
* Lena Bergman (born 1943), Swedish actress
* Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergman (born 1948), Swedish politician
* Liv Kjersti Bergman (born 1979), Norwegian biathlete
* Lowell Bergman (born 1945), American television producer
* Marie Bergman (born 1950), Swedish singer
* Marilyn Bergman (1929–2022), American composer, songwriter and author
* Marit Bergman (born 1975), Swedish musician
* Martin Bergman (born 1957), British producer, writer and director
* Martina Bergman-Österberg (1849–1915), Swedish physical educationer and feminist
* Mary Kay Bergman (1961–1999), American voice actress
* Miranda Bergman (born 1940), American muralist
* Per Bergman (1886–1950), Swedish sailor
* Peter Bergman (1939–2012), American writer and comedian
* Peter Bergman (born 1953), American actor
* Phil Bergman (born 1971), New Zealand rugby league player
* Ram Bergman, Israeli film producer
* Robert G. Bergman (born 1942), American chemist
* Robert L. Bergman (1948–2013), American politician
* Ronen Bergman (born 1972), Israeli journalist and author
* S. Bear Bergman (born 1974), American author
* Sandahl Bergman (born 1951), American actress
* Sergio Bergman, Argentine rabbi and politician
* Shane Bergman (born 1990), Canadian football player
* Signe Bergman (1869–1960), Swedish suffragette
* Stanisław Bergman (1882–1930), Polish painter
* Stefan Bergman (1895–1977), American mathematician
* Sten Bergman (1895–1975), Swedish zoologist
* Stina Bergman (1888–1976), Swedish author
* Sune Bergman (1952–2021), Swedish ice hockey player
* Susan Bergman (1957–2006), American writer
* Thommie Bergman (born 1947), Swedish ice hockey player
* Torbern Bergman (1735–1784), Swedish chemist and mineralogist
* Ulrika Bergman (born 1975), Swedish curler
* Václav Bergman (1915–2002), Czechoslovak war pilot
* Vera Bergman (1920–1971), German actress
* Walter Bergman (1913–1986), South African numismatist
* Yaacov Bergman (1945–2023), Israeli conductor

## Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 45.9% of all known bearers of the surname Bergman were residents of the United States (frequency 1:13,886), 25.6% of Sweden (1:680), 6.2% of the Netherlands (1:4,780), 3.7% of Canada (1:17,333), 3.4% of South Africa (1:28,141), 3.2% of Finland (1:3,042), 1.9% of Brazil (1:194,774), 1.6% of Australia (1:25,897) and 1.4% of Russia (1:183,111).
In Sweden, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:680) in the following counties:
* 1. Västernorrland County (1:288)
* 2. Norrbotten County (1:292)
* 3. Dalarna County (1:400)
* 4. Jämtland County (1:447)
* 5. Gävleborg County (1:535)
* 6. Västmanland County (1:602)
* 7. Uppsala County (1:605)
* 8. Örebro County (1:620)
* 9. Stockholm County (1:648)
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,042) in the following regions:
* 1. Åland (1:236)
* 2. Lapland (1:1,343)
* 3. Ostrobothnia (1:1,609)
* 4. Uusimaa (1:1,770)
* 5. Southwest Finland (1:2,074)