Bernstein Surname
Approximately 43,142 people bear this surname
Bernstein Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Amber [Ger. bernstein, amber: the surname is mod. Ger.-Jewish]
Read More About This SurnameBernstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30,983 | 1:11,699 | 1,458 |
| Israel | 4,324 | 1:1,979 | 206 |
| Germany | 3,240 | 1:24,847 | 3,302 |
| Canada | 1,009 | 1:36,517 | 4,646 |
| England | 966 | 1:57,679 | 6,943 |
| South Africa | 549 | 1:98,684 | 11,981 |
| Brazil | 439 | 1:487,641 | 18,415 |
| France | 337 | 1:197,100 | 30,644 |
| Argentina | 214 | 1:199,736 | 16,554 |
| Australia | 143 | 1:188,781 | 18,817 |
| Chile | 112 | 1:157,290 | 5,296 |
| Denmark | 86 | 1:65,636 | 6,586 |
| Sweden | 60 | 1:164,113 | 11,407 |
| Thailand | 49 | 1:1,441,599 | 197,614 |
| Switzerland | 46 | 1:178,542 | 16,145 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Romania | 43 | 1:466,927 | 36,259 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Norway | 28 | 1:183,653 | 21,594 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Venezuela | 24 | 1:1,258,503 | 17,711 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Mexico | 17 | 1:7,301,541 | 34,591 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Barbados | 9 | 1:31,939 | 1,516 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 276 | 1:88,317 | 9,234 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,103 | 1:45,529 | 5,264 |
The alternate forms: Bernštein (3) are calculated separately.
Bernstein (117) may also be a first name.
Bernstein Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Amber [Ger. bernstein, amber: the surname is mod. Ger.-Jewish]
“Amber” in German.
(German) One who who came from Bernstein (amber), now in Poland.
(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Bernstein is German for “amber.” Some Bernsteins may have derived their name from their dealings in amber. However, almost all the Bernsteins are descendants of a person called Berko or Berish, a diminutive for Ber, the kinnui for Issachar.
User-submitted Reference
Bern is a variant of the German word for 'bear'. Note that the symbol of the Swiss city Bern is a bear; and stein, in German, means 'rock'. Thus, Bernstein is a rock a bear scratches.
- waterspritehiBer = 'bear' and stein = 'stone'. Thus Bernstein means 'stone bear'.
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Average Bernstein Salary in
United States
$58,027 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bernstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bernstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bernstein occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bernštein. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bernstein? popularity and diffusion
It is the 13,004th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 168,920 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Bernstein live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 864,112th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 117 people.
The surname Bernstein is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 30,983 people, or 1 in 11,699. In The United States Bernstein is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States Bernstein exists in 89 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 8 percent reside.
Bernstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bernstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bernstein last name increased 2,809 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bernstein Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bernstein last name are 41.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.08% being registered with the party.
The amount Bernstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 70.01% more than the national average, earning 588,360 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 176.82% more than the national average, earning R 657,828 per year; in United States they earn 34.48% more than the national average, earning $58,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.74% more than the national average, earning $76,383 CAD per year.
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Bernstein Reference & Research
Bernstein DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Moritz family FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Bernstein FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Moritz family FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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