Tuesday, March 5, 2024

History of the name "Berry"


I searched for "Berry crest" and came up with 50 or so crests (perhaps one for every major "Berry" family in Europe.)
The majority of these seem to have the red and yellow stripes.
So, I just picked a cool one and ran with it.

Berry

The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Berry is British & Irish, which comprises 53.4% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are French & German (21.7%) and Eastern European (3.3%).


How old is the name BerryOrigins of Name: The Berry surname derives from ancient English geographical locations and was also used a descriptive surname. The surname originates from as far back as 7th century words 'byrig' which means a fortified place, or from later words 'beri' or 'buri' meaning a manor house that is fortified. 


The Berry surname is thought to be English. It has two popular origins. The first source of the name is believed to be geographic, referring to people who come from Bury (in Lancashire and Devon), or the French province of Berri. Additionally, the name could be toponymic and refer to somebody from a 'bergh' (the Middle English word for hill). Alternative variations of the name BerryBerry, Berrie, Bery, Berie, Bury


What ethnicity is BerryIrish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara 'descendant of Béara', a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1. Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie . 


The Norman Conquest of England in 1066 added many new elements to an already vibrant culture. Among these were thousands of new names. The Berry family lived in the county of Devon, where the family settled after arriving in England with William the Conqueror at the time of the Norman Conquest of England. The name is derived from the phrase at the Bury which has evolved to the more modern term borough.


Early Origins of the Berry family

The surname Berry was first found in Devon, in the parish of Berry-Pomeroy and before that Berry or Berri was the appellation of one of the old provinces of France. Another source notes "scattered disconnectedly over England. It is most numerous in Lancashire, and afterwards in the counties of Northampton, Warwick, and Devon. Probably it is usually derived from places, Berry being the name of a Devonshire parish, whilst Bury is the name of towns and localities in Lancashire, Suffolk, etc."

(Note: The info below is almost certainly unrelated to the Western European name "Berry")


What is the caste of Berry


Beri (also spelled as "Berry") is a surname found among KhatrisAccording to a folklore, their ancestor was born under a Beri tree which is how they derive their name. They were originally Chopras.They are found in Jagraon and Ludhiana. 

Jagraon is a city and a municipal council, a rural police district and a sub-division of the Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab. Jagraon is more than three centuries old. Jagraon is at almost the geographical center of the state, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the Satluj River. It is 37 km (23 mi) from its district headquarters Ludhiana, 29 km (18 mi) from Moga, 31 km (19 mi) from Nakodar and 54 miles from Barnala.

All of this information was culled from many websites found by typing "Berry" into Google Search. 
None of this information was researched or authored by me. These are not my words, only my own layout.

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