Berman is a surname that may be derived from the Yiddish phrase בער מאַן (lit. ‘bear-man’) or from the Dutch Beerman, meaning the same. Notable people with the surname include:

Abba Berman (1919–2005), Polish-Israeli Rosh Yeshiva
Adolf Berman (1906–1978), Polish-Israeli activist and politician
Ahmet Berman (1932–1980), Turkish football player
Alan Berman (born 1943), American psychologist, psychotherapist, and suicidologist
Alexander Johan Berman (1828–1886), Dutch minister and literary critic
Alexander Vladimirovich Berman (1964-2017), Russian manager, whose work activity is connected with the oil and gas industry
Amy Berman (born 1954), circuit judge
Anne Deane Berman (born 1963), American composer, multimedia artist and music educator
Antoine Berman (1942–1991), French translator and theorist of translation
Arthur L. Berman (born 1935), American lawyer and former Illinois state Representative
Bart Berman (born 1938), Dutch-Israeli pianist
Benny Berman (1938–2002), Israeli singer and composer
Bob Berman, American astronomer
Boris Berman (born 1948), Russian-Israeli-American pianist
Boris Berman (born 1948), Soviet and Russian journalist and broadcaster
Boris Davydovich Berman (1901–1939), Worker of the USSR State Security officials, Commissioner of Public Security the third rank
Boris Zakharovich Berman (1897–1938), activist of the CPSU (b), 2nd secretary of the Sverdlovsk regional committee of the CPSU (b)
Brian Berman, American Family Physician
Bruce Berman (born 1952), American film producer
Chris Berman (born 1955), American sportscaster
Daniel Iosifovich Berman (born 1937), Soviet and Russian biologist
David Berman (born 1967), American poet and vocalist
David Berman, Canadian graphic designer
David Berman (born 1903), American mobster
Debbie Berman, South African film and television editor
Dianne Goldman Berman Feinstein (born 1933), American politician
Emanuel Berman (born 1946), Israeli psychologist
Eric Berman (born 1979), Israeli singer, songwriter and composer
Eugène Berman (1899–1972), Russian painter
Felix Solomonovich Berman (1932–2001), Russian theater director, teacher, playwright.
Franklin Berman (born 1939), British barrister, judge and arbitrator
Gail Berman (born 1956), American manager in the movie industry
Geoffrey Berman (born 1959), a United States Attorney
Harold J. Berman (1918–2007), American professor of law
Harry Berman (1902–1944), American mineralogist
Helen Berman (born 1936), Dutch-Israeli painter
Helen M. Berman (born 1943), American chemistry professor
Henry Berman (1914–1979), American film editor
Howard Berman (born 1941), American politician
Ilan Berman (born 1975), Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council
Iosif Berman (1892–1941), Romanian photographer and journalist
Jacques Berman Webster II (born 1992), American rapper
Jakov Berman (1868–1933), Russian philosopher
Jakub Berman (1901–1984), Communist politician in Poland
John Berman (born 1972), American news anchor
Joost Berman (1793–1855), Dutch judge and poet
Josh Berman, American writer and producer for television
Josh Berman (Musician) (born 1972), American jazz musician
Joshua Berman, Professor of Bible at Bar-Ilan University
Jules Berman (1911–1998), American businessperson
Julie Berman (born 1983), American actress
Julius Berman, American lawyer and rabbi
Karel Berman (1919–1995), Czech vocalist and composer
Karl Berman (Junior) (1839–1913), German pianist and composer, music teacher
Karl Berman (senior) (1811–1885), German clarinetist and basset horn player
Khariton Abramovich Berman (1923–2007), Soviet and Ukrainian cardiologist and therapist
Konstantin Aleksandrovich Berman (1914–2000), clown, Honored Artist of the RSFSR
Laura Berman, American sex therapist and educator
Laura Berman (director) (born 1959), American director and dramaturge
Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Russian pianist
Lazar Vasilyevich Berman (1894–1980), Russian Soviet poet, writer, journalist
Leah Berman (born 1976), American mathematician
Len Berman (born 1947), American sportscaster, journalist, news anchor and author
Leo Berman (1935–2015), Texas state Representative
Léonide Berman (1896–1976), Russian painter
Louis Berman (1908–1994), American violinist
Lori Berman, former Florida state Representative
Lyle Berman (born 1941), American poker player
Marshall Berman (1940–2013), American philosopher and writer
Matvei Berman (1898–1939), Russian, Head of the GULAG 1932–1937
Max Berman (1873–1935), German rabbi
Maxine Berman (1946–2018), American educator and Michigan state Representative
Mikhail Mikhailovich Berman (1908–1976), Soviet industrialist
Mitchell Berman, American Professor of Law at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
Mona Berman, American artist
Monty Berman (1913–2006), British cinematographer and film and television producer
Morris Berman (born 1944), American historian
Nathaniel Berman, American historian
Nechemia Berman, Chief Rabbi of Uruguay
Otto Berman (1891–1935), American accountant
Pandro S. Berman (1905–1996), American film producer
Paul Berman (born 1949), American writer
Pavel Berman (born 1970), violinist and conductor
Rick Berman (born 1945), American television producer
Richard Berman (born 1942), American corporate lobbyist
Rodney Berman (born 1969), Welsh local government politician
Ruth A. Berman, Israeli linguist, Professor Emerita, Tel Aviv University
Ryan Berman, Michigan state Representative
Sabina Berman (born 1955), Mexican writer and journalist
Sanford Berman (born 1933), American librarian
Saul Berman (born 1939), American Orthodox rabbi and educator
Serena Berman (born 1990), American actress
Shanik Berman (born 1965), Mexican journalist and entertainer
Shari Springer Berman (born 1963), American film director and screenwriter
Shelley Berman (1925–2017), American entertainer
Sheri Berman (BA 1987), American political scientist
Shimon Berman (1818–1884), from the Hovevei Zion, the early pioneers in practical terms
Simon Berman (1861–1934), Dutch mayor
Steve Berman, American writer
Tal Berman (born 1973), Israeli TV host and Radio broadcaster
Thijs Berman (born 1957), Dutch politician
Vasily Lazarevich Berman (1862–1896), Russian social activist and Palestinophil (Zionist)
Victor Mikhailovich Berman (1897–1969), Soviet microbiologist, immunologist and epidemiologist
Wallace Berman (1926–1976), American artist
Yaakov Berman (1878–1974), Russian-Israeli rabbi and educator
Yitzhak Berman (1913–2013), Israeli politician
Zakhar Naumovich Berman (1940–2009), Soviet and Ukrainian athlete and coach