Bernhard is used as a family name or surname in Portugal, Germany. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bernhard
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Portugal, Germany
Meaning:

Bear's nature; i.e., bold as a bear.

The Bernhard is variation of Barnhart. Descendant of Berinhard meaning bear, strong.

The variant of the Bernhardt. Descendant of Berinhard meaning "bear, strong".

Descendant of Berinhard meaning "bear, strong".

How popular is Bernhard?

Bernhard is common in Germany, United States, Switzerland, Austria, France, Canada, Netherlands, Denmark, Argentina, Brazil, Sweden, Poland, Australia, Italy, Honduras.

Bernhard is ranked 17104 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bernhard bearers increased by 4.48 per cent in 2010 US census to 3735 since 2000, the surname slipped by 287 spots and ranked at 8775. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.27 95.86
Hispanic or Latino 2.57 1.82
Others 1.37 1.12
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.04 0.62
Black 0.62 0.36
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.13 0.22
Bernhard is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Switzerland is ahead in terms of density. Around 32456 people have been found who wears Bernhard as their family name. Bernhard is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bernhard:
627 Germany15,414
Countries with thousands of Bernhard:
6,862 United States6,264
356 Switzerland2,876
340 Austria2,462
3,540 France2,293
Countries with hundreds of Bernhard:
10,638 Canada377
8,839 Netherlands328
2,298 Denmark250
14,750 Argentina243
32,755 Brazil234
4,013 Sweden189
34,080 Poland136
20,896 Australia124
54,297 Italy107
1,567 Honduras105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,944 England89
103,724 Indonesia85
48,091 South Africa83
20,694 Czechia82
3,805 Guatemala81
46,913 Iran75
187,598 Thailand53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,136 Dominican Republic46
37,676 Spain46
18,427 Israel46
10,086 Portugal38
15,451 New Zealand36
9,906 Slovenia35
7,724 Namibia32
11,415 Ecuador28
27,081 Hungary25
51,586 Belgium21
23,887 Chile13
37,411 Norway12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,186 Finland10
36,116 United Arab Emirates10
252,049 Ukraine10
18,838 Colombia9
238,248 Philippines7
809 Liechtenstein6
11,702 China6
89,049 Greece6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Carl Bernhard was 19 years old when he migrated to USA on June 18, 1852. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took Vesta from Antwerp. Laborer Catherine Bernhard, Laborer Elisabeth Bernhard, 22 years old Victor Bernhard, Wilh. Bernhard, aged 64, Wilhelm Bernhard (28) Laborer, Christian Bernhard (25) Farmer, Andre Bernhard, aged 9 months old, Celestin Bernhard, aged 26, and 896 other Bernhard around 46.49% of whom were farmer while others worked as barber and shoemaker, undefined code, weaver, merchant, tailor, brewer, miller, bricklayer, joiner, cultivator, carpenter, butcher, blacksmith, coachman, daughter, watchmaker, servant, sailor, smith, tanner, cigar maker, locksmith, baker, mason, clerk, musician, stone cutter, spinster, hotel keeper migrated to US from Antwerp, Hamburg and Havre.

Bernhard Namesakes

  • Friedrich Bernhard, German Lieutenant-General of the Cavalry
  • Lucian Bernhard, German graphic designer, type designer, professor
  • Rolf Bernhard, retired long jumper from Switzerland
  • Sandra Bernhard, American actress, comedian, singer and author
  • Thomas Bernhard, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet
  • Ruth Bernhard, German-born American photographer
  • Christoph Bernhard, was born in Kolberg, Pomerania
  • Harvey Bernhard, American film producer
  • Bill Bernhard, American professional baseball pitcher

Bernhard Namesakes

  • Friedrich Bernhard, German Lieutenant-General of the Cavalry
  • Lucian Bernhard, German graphic designer, type designer, professor
  • Rolf Bernhard, retired long jumper from Switzerland
  • Sandra Bernhard, American actress, comedian, singer and author
  • Thomas Bernhard, Austrian novelist, playwright and poet
  • Ruth Bernhard, German-born American photographer
  • Christoph Bernhard, was born in Kolberg, Pomerania
  • Harvey Bernhard, American film producer
  • Bill Bernhard, American professional baseball pitcher

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