When Aaron Berkey was born about 1817, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel B Berkey, was 40 and his mother, Susanna Taylor, was 36. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Susan Penrose. He died in 1846, at the age of 30.
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North German: variant of Berke . This surname is rare in Germany. Compare Barkey .
Americanized form of Swiss German Bürki (see Burki ) and probably also of its cognate Bürgi (see Burgi ). Compare Bergey .
Americanized form of Hungarian Berki .
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