Berry is an English-French surname. It may derive from the locations Berry, France and Canal de Berry.
One theory suggests that the surname is related to a regional name for someone from Berry, a former province of central France, so named with Latin "Boiriacum", apparently a derivative of a Gaulish personal name, "Boirius" or "Barius".
Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Berry (disambiguation), several people
Alexander Berry (c. 1781–1873), Scottish surgeon, merchant, and explorer after whom the Australian town is named
Amanda Berry (b. 1986), among the 2013 Cleveland, Ohio, missing trio of women
Sir Anthony Berry (c. 1925–1984), British politician
Bertrand Berry, American NFL football player
Bill Berry (b. 1958), former drummer for the band R.E.M.
Bill Berry (trumpeter) (c. 1930–2002), jazz trumpeter
Bob Berry (dendrologist), founder of Hackfalls arboretum, Tiniroto New Zealand
Bruce Berry, subject of the title song from Neil Young's 1975 album Tonight's The Night
D. Bruce Berry (c. 1924-1998), comic book artist
Clarence Berry (c. 1867–1930), U.S. miner and oilman
Chuck Berry (b. 1926), U.S. musician
Danielle Bunten Berry (c. 1949–1998), computer game designer
David Berry (disambiguation), several people
Dennis Berry (director) (b. 1944), American film director, actor, screenwriter
Edward Berry (c. 1768–1831), Rear Admiral, Royal Navy
Edward Wilber Berry (c. 1875–1945), American Paleontologist and Botanist
Edwin S. Berry (c. 1845–1934), surveyor and explorer in the Northern Territory of Australia
Eric Berry American football player; Kansas City Chiefs strong safety
Eric Berry (actor) (c. 1913–1993), British stage and film actor
Evan Berry (b. 1995), American football player
Fred Berry (c. 1951–2003), U.S. actor
Gérard Berry, computer scientist
Graham Berry (c. 1822–1904), Australian politician
Halle Berry (b. 1966), U.S. actress
Jake Berry (b. 1978), British politician
James Berry (disambiguation), several people
Joe Berry (second baseman) (c. 1894–1976), Major League Baseball player
Joe Berry (pitcher) (c. 1904–1958), Major League Baseball player
John Berry (disambiguation), several people
Joseph Flintoft Berry (c. 1856–1931), Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Keith Berry (musician) (b. 1973), London-based musician and composer
Keith Berry (fighter) (b. 1987), American mixed martial artist
Ken Berry ((b. 1933), U.S. actor
Ken Berry (baseball) (b. 1941), Major League Baseball outfielder
Kevin Berry (c. 1945–2006), Australian swimmer
Chu Berry (c. 1908–1941), American jazz saxophonist
Marcellus Flemming Berry, inventor of the American Express Traveler's cheque
Martha Berry, founder of Berry College
Mary Berry (disambiguation), several people
Matthew Berry (b. 1969), American writer and fantasy sports analyst
Michael Berry (disambiguation), several people
Montgomery P. Berry, American government official
Paula Berry (b. 1969), American javelin thrower
Randy W. Berry (b. 1965), American diplomat.
R. J. Berry (Robert James "Sam" Berry), British geneticist and Christian
R. Stephen Berry (b. 1931), Professor of physical chemistry
Richard Berry (disambiguation), several people
Robert Marion Berry, American politician
Rod Berry (c. 1948–2013), American politician and lawyer
Ron Berry (c. 1920–1997), Welsh writer
Samuel Stillman Berry (c. 1887–1984), U.S. zoologist
Scott Berry, American college baseball coach
Sean Berry, former baseball player
Siân Berry, English politician
Sidney Bryan Berry (c. 1926–2013), United States Army general
Thomas Berry, Catholic priest, historian, and self-described "earth scholar"
Tom Berry, Governor of South Dakota, U.S.
Tom Berry (c. 1890–1943), English boxer of the 1910s, 20s and 30s
Tyrone Berry, English footballer
Walter Berry (basketball), U.S. basketball player
Walter Berry (bass-baritone) (c. 1929–2000), Austrian opera singer
Wendell Berry, writer and poet
William A. Berry (c. 1915 - 2004), American attorney, Justice of Oklahoma Supreme Court (1958 - 1978)
