Bernes Surname

191,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Norway

Bernes Surname Definition:

(English, Swiss, German) One who came from Bernes (bear), in Normandy, or from Bern (place where bears abounded), a city and canton in Switzerland, or from Bern, in Germany.

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Bernes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5111:129,98619,844
Mexico4711:263,5386,318
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Norway1781:28,8893,982
Canada1461:252,36723,920
Brazil1141:1,877,84560,321
Italy1011:605,51255,891
Spain911:513,75925,575
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Australia301:899,85754,700
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Denmark201:282,23621,168
England141:3,979,861125,553
Uruguay141:245,12618,218
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

The alternate forms: Berneš (40), Bernés (15), Bernès (12) & Berneś (2) are calculated separately.

Bernes (211) may also be a first name.

Bernes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Swiss, German) One who came from Bernes (bear), in Normandy, or from Bern (place where bears abounded), a city and canton in Switzerland, or from Bern, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Bernes, near Beauvais. Nicholas de Bernes, 1167, was a benefactor to Beauvais Abbey. Adam, his son, lived 1221; and from him descended the Sires de Bernes, Castellans of Longvillers (Des Bois). Agnes de Bernes occurs in Oxford, and Robert de B. in Wilts, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

Berné and Bernés, both with an accent on the e, are Catalan surnames coming from a Germanic first name, Berinher.

- a1956

Bernes Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bernes Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bernes (Russian: Бернес) is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Berneš, Bernés, Bernès or Berneś. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bernes is the 191,486th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 3,311,016 people. The last name Bernes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Bernes reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 26 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Bernes is also the 622,565th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 211 people.

It is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 511 people, or 1 in 129,986. In France it is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 45 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 32 percent live and Île-de-France, where 8 percent live. Excluding France this surname is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Bernes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bernes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bernes surname grew 222 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 174 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bernes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bernes last name are 32.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.21% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bernes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.26% less than the national average, earning 320,953 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.32% less than the national average, earning R 101,424 per year; in United States they earn 9.31% less than the national average, earning $39,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $43,930 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berneš9440/
Bernés9415/
Bernès9412/
Berneś942/
Bernesh922,738/
Beirnes92489/
Bernese92393/
Bernges92215/
Berneis92187/
Bergnes92187/
Biernes92162/
Behrnes92135/
Bearnes9257/
Bernies9242/
Berness9240/
Bernest9218/
Berneus929/
Bernets925/
Boernes923/
Berhnes922/
Bernnes922/
Bernees921/
Berneys921/
Berrnes920/
Berne917,618/
Beirness8688/
Berneise8632/
Behernes863/
Behrneds863/
Bergnest863/
Behrness861/
Beerenes861/
Bernesch861/
Bernie's861/
Berznesh861/
Bernetts860/
Barnes83418,574/
Byrnes8326,547/
Berner8325,342/
Bernet839,687/
Beirne836,445/
Berney834,317/
Bornes832,191/
Bernis831,850/
Bernie831,666/
Vernes831,259/
Bearne83702/
Bernez83348/
Bierne83343/
Bernex83193/
Bernea83175/
Bernys83159/
Beurne83151/
Berned83120/
Wernes83105/
Beyrne8380/
Bergne8367/
Bernge8343/
Birnes8338/
Berhne8331/
Bernee8318/
Bernei837/
Bernøe836/
Bernne833/
Berneu831/
Berrne831/
Berneisch8019/
Bernesova801/
Bernheise800/
Viernes7726,705/
Bergner7711,124/
Birnesh777,244/
Vergnes775,108/
Vernhes772,473/
Bernett771,360/
Bernice771,311/
Verneus77738/
Barness77326/
Bernays77317/
Werness77275/
Bjørnes77198/
Wiernes77150/
Bernais77148/
Barnies77141/
Borneas77131/
Bernois7786/
Berngeh7774/
Øvernes7773/
Bernish7760/
Verness7758/
Vernese7757/
Vernest7755/
Biernis7752/
Beurnez7751/
Bernisz7750/
Bernhed7748/
Borneis7748/
Bernieh7745/
Bierney7744/
Baarnes7731/
Bernece7730/
Behrner7728/
Bernech7728/
Bernhey7721/
Wearnes7721/
Borness7719/
Berniez7717/
Bernner7713/
Berneit7712/
Birneis7711/
Bernise7710/
Bernyts7710/
Bernuis779/
Bairnes778/
Veirnes777/
Barnees776/
Barrnes776/
Berrner775/
Barnesh775/
Barneis774/
Vernets774/
Barnnes774/
Vernies774/
Verhnes774/
Byrnesc774/
Berhner774/
Byrness773/
Bahrnes773/
Bernnet773/
Borneus773/
Byrenes772/
Berenne772/
Bernedt772/
Bernetz772/
Bearner772/
Bearnez772/
Åbornes772/
Beyrene772/
Berniss772/
Buirnes771/
Beirney771/
Buyrnes771/
Beirene771/
Beirner771/
Beirnez771/
Bearned771/
Birnese771/
Berneac771/
Berniea771/
Bernney771/
Bernnis771/
Verneis771/
Bergnet771/
Berinne771/
Vhernes771/
Bornies771/
Berniey771/
Berrnet771/
Wergnes771/
Bearney770/
Beernie770/
Bearnis770/
Beerner770/
Berrney770/
Beerene770/
Beirnie770/
Werneds770/
Berneet770/
Barneas770/
Bearnet770/
Bernnie770/
Berneshova751/
Byrne73160,660/
Berna7315,961/
Berni7313,136/
Verne737,030/
Berny732,627/
Birne73289/
Berná73278/
Berný73213/
Berné7326/
Bernè733/
Bernh733/
Berní732/
Bîrne731/
Bahrnesh712,093/
Berneche71795/
Barennes71388/
Berniche71123/
Bjørnnes7190/
Bearnais7161/
Berionne7125/
Bernehed7124/
Bernèche7123/
Bergnehr7122/
Bjørgnes7110/
Birneshe719/
Birrnesh719/
Birznesh719/
Verennes717/
Bernisse717/
Barrness716/
Berneice716/
Bernnett715/
Vernesse715/
Behrnetz715/
Vierness713/
D'Barnes713/
Biernais712/
Vernease711/
Bearnett711/
Bearnish711/
Barneiss711/
Barnness711/
Bherniss711/
Wernesch711/
Vergnese711/
Verneesh711/
Vearnese711/
Bernaice711/
Vierrnes711/
Vehernes711/
Bernaisz711/
Bernierz711/
Bernnice711/
Bernoist711/
Betrinne711/
Bearnice710/
Berrnett710/
Barhness710/
Beherney710/
Berneett710/
Biorness710/
Vergnets710/
Berngner710/
Birnie674,959/
Bernuy674,196/
Birner674,101/
Birney673,040/
Verney672,809/
Bernay671,403/
Vernis67960/
Vernez67695/
Bernic67576/
Bernui67358/
Bernyś67337/
Berniz67286/
Virnes67279/
Vernex67175/
Bornez67170/
Bernaiche67126/
Bernai67122/
Bernoi67117/
Bernio67116/
Bierny67111/
Barnez67108/
Birnea6792/
Bernoy6791/
Vernei6762/
Beurienne6759/
Bierna6755/
Barnis6751/
Wernex6747/
Bîrnea6746/
Bernaisch6744/
Bornis6739/
Barnés6739/
Bernetche6739/
Vernee6735/
Bernit6735/
Wernis6734/
Byrner6730/
Berginnis6726/
Bornäs6722/
Bärner6721/
Birnis6718/
Birnet6717/
Bernaisse6714/
Bjørne6712/
Byrnie6711/
Bernuj6711/
Byrnne6710/
Vernea679/
Wirnes679/
Berneischová675/
Berniy675/
Bernna675/
Bherna675/
Buyrne674/
Barnès674/
Byrnee673/
Bernny673/
Verneesch673/
Byrnäs673/
Vernès673/
Bairne672/
Byrene672/
Bernni672/
Vrenes672/
Birnje672/
Vernhe672/
Wernez672/
Bährne672/
Bernix672/
Beurné672/
Buirne671/
Bearny671/
Byrney671/
Beerni671/
Barrinnes671/
Birnei671/
Berzny671/
Berennice671/
Bernisova671/
Vyrnes671/
Vernesova671/
Veirne671/
Birhne671/
Byorne671/
Berrni671/
Vernys671/
Värnes671/
Berengner671/
Bèrner671/
Byrneh671/
Bärnäs671/
Berhna671/
Berhni671/
Bergni671/
Bernaj671/
Bernische671/
Berniś671/
Bernét671/
Berrna671/
Birgne671/
Bijrne671/
D'Viernes671/
Bearna671/
Barneş671/
Baharnesh671/
Birneh671/
Verneh671/
Bernniche671/
Byrnys671/
Birrne670/
Boyrne670/
Beirna670/
Wrenes670/
Byrnis670/
Bayrne670/
Bernoa670/
Byrnet670/
Byrnez670/

Bernes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernes in the Russian language
Бернесbernes-

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