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

Bernon (Russian: Бернон) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bernón. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bernon is the 150,120th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,478,757 people. Bernon occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Bernon reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 345,036th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 588 people.

The last name Bernon is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 2,050 people, or 1 in 32,401. In France Bernon is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 24 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 19 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 17 percent live. Apart from France this last name exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Bernon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bernon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bernon last name 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 those holding the Bernon surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the political 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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