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Berger


Berger is a surname in both German, and French, although there is no etymological connection between the names in the two languages. The French surname is an occupational name for a shepherd, from Old French bergier (Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex ‘ram’). The German surname derives from the word "Berg", the word for "mountain" or "hill", and means a resident on a mountain or hill, or someone from a toponym , derived from the same. The pronunciation of the English name may sometimes be /ˈbɜːrər/ BUR-jər. Notable people with this surname include:


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