Bernon Surname

150,120th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bernon Surname Definition:

Arnaud de Bernon, Seigneur of Aiguesvives and of Sayre, is mentioned by Anselme; he lived in the sixteenth century. most likely for Brenon. Hugo de Brenone witnesses one of Ivo Tailboy’s charters to Spalding Abbey (Mon. Angl.). There was a family of Beron or Berru in Lincolnshire, that bore Argent three bends Gules, the arms of the Byrons.

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Bernon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0501:32,4013,932
Mexico3761:330,1237,146
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
England281:1,989,93178,001
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Bernón (1) are calculated separately.

Bernon (588) may also be a first name.

Bernon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Arnaud de Bernon, Seigneur of Aiguesvives and of Sayre, is mentioned by Anselme; he lived in the sixteenth century. most likely for Brenon. Hugo de Brenone witnesses one of Ivo Tailboy’s charters to Spalding Abbey (Mon. Angl.). There was a family of Beron or Berru in Lincolnshire, that bore Argent three bends Gules, the arms of the Byrons. In the Boroughbridge Roll of Arms, “Sire Richard Beroun’s” coat is given “D’argent, ove j. sauter d’Azur, label de Gules.”

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

Bernon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bernon (Russian: Бернон) occurs most in France. It can also occur as: Bernón. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bernon is the 150,120th most prevalent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,478,757 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Bernon are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 345,036th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 588 people.

The surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 2,050 people, or 1 in 32,401. In France Bernon is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 24 percent are found, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 19 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent are found. Excluding France this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Bernon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bernon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,059 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bernon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bernon are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Bernon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 21.79% less than the national average, earning R 185,868 per year; in United States they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $40,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.82% more than the national average, earning $66,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bernon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bernon in the Russian language
Бернонbernon-

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