Berner Surname
Approximately 25,342 people bear this surname
Berner Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Berner' (compare Ventrer), one who had charge of fresh relays of dogs in hunting, a huntsman. OS. brenier, bernier, berner. Special mention of the 'berner' is made in a hunting record, 5 Henry III (Rot.
Read More About This SurnameBerner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,046 | 1:7,288 | 911 |
| United States | 6,764 | 1:53,586 | 6,422 |
| Switzerland | 1,872 | 1:4,387 | 639 |
| Austria | 1,285 | 1:6,627 | 816 |
| Poland | 559 | 1:67,994 | 10,677 |
| Brazil | 435 | 1:492,125 | 18,578 |
| Sweden | 423 | 1:23,278 | 1,901 |
| Canada | 323 | 1:114,073 | 12,141 |
| Denmark | 313 | 1:18,034 | 1,770 |
| England | 273 | 1:204,095 | 17,723 |
| France | 217 | 1:306,095 | 46,684 |
| Australia | 207 | 1:130,414 | 14,194 |
| Norway | 199 | 1:25,841 | 3,488 |
| Chile | 182 | 1:96,794 | 3,661 |
| Russia | 182 | 1:791,885 | 65,188 |
| South Africa | 170 | 1:318,692 | 30,132 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Finland | 82 | 1:67,033 | 7,542 |
| Argentina | 82 | 1:521,261 | 38,206 |
| Thailand | 63 | 1:1,121,244 | 165,873 |
| Netherlands | 46 | 1:367,113 | 40,368 |
| Ukraine | 46 | 1:989,624 | 92,482 |
| Suriname | 38 | 1:14,543 | 3,502 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Hungary | 37 | 1:265,305 | 20,779 |
| Romania | 36 | 1:557,719 | 41,269 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Serbia | 27 | 1:264,628 | 14,268 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | 1:2,526,071 | 102,287 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 1:6,396 | 809 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 70 | 1:348,220 | 22,196 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 739 | 1:67,955 | 7,374 |
The alternate forms: Bèrner (1) are calculated separately.
Berner (714) may also be a first name.
Berner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the Berner' (compare Ventrer), one who had charge of fresh relays of dogs in hunting, a huntsman. OS. brenier, bernier, berner. Special mention of the 'berner' is made in a hunting record, 5 Henry III (Rot. Litt. Clans, i. 462; N.and Q. above). The 'yeoman-berner' is mentioned in the Parliamentary Rolls.
Richard le Berner, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Geoffrey Berner, Buckinghamshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald le Birner, Wiltshire, ibid.
Walter le Berner, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Hugh Berner, Lincolnshire, ibid.
John le Brynner, Patent Roll, 20 Edward II.
For a full account of this word and name, v. Historical English Dictionary
From the occupation, a "keeper of the hounds,' from OF. berner, brenier. John Berner in Berrydome of Forret, Fife, 1753 (Si. Andrews). A comparatively late introduction from England.
(Anglo-French) Houndsman. [Middle English Old French berner, brenier, a feeder of hounds-Old French bren, bran] Richard le Berner.—Plac. de Quo Warr.
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Beornhere [beorn, nobleman, prince; here, army]
(English, Swiss) One who burned brick or charcoal; a keeper of hounds; one who came from Bern (place where bears abounded), in Switzerland.
Berner: The berner was a special houndsman who stood with fresh relays of dogs, ready to unleash them if the chase grew long and the hounds out showed signs of being spent. In the Parliamentary Rolls he is termed a “yeoman-berner.”
User-submitted Reference
Berné and Bernés, both with an accent on the e, are Catalan surnames coming from a Germanic first name, Berinher.
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Average Berner Salary in
United States
$47,018 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Berner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Berner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Berner (Russian: Бернер) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bèrner. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Berner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 21,502nd most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 287,568 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Berner are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 309,041st most numerous first name on earth, borne by 714 people.
Berner is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 11,046 people, or 1 in 7,288. In Germany Berner is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Bavaria, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Germany it exists in 75 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Switzerland, where 7 percent are found.
Berner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Berner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Berner surname expanded 915 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 390 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Berner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Berner surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (73%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Berner last name are 12.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.71% being registered with the political party.
The amount Berner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.02% more than the national average, earning 539,961 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.94% more than the national average, earning R 410,976 per year; in United States they earn 8.97% more than the national average, earning $47,018 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $52,972 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Berner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berner in the Russian language | ||
| Бернер | berner | - |
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