Bernstine Surname

812,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bernstine Surname Definition:

(German) One who who came from Bernstein (amber), now in Poland.

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Bernstine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Bernstine (18) may also be a first name.

Bernstine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who who came from Bernstein (amber), now in Poland.

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

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.

- waterspritehi

Bernstine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bernstine occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bernstine? popularity and diffusion

It is the 812,930th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 21,246,490 people. The surname Bernstine is primarily found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Bernstine reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bernstine is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 18 people.

Bernstine is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 338 people, or 1 in 1,072,364. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 32 percent live, Louisiana, where 18 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 1 percent live and China, where 0 percent live.

Bernstine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bernstine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bernstine last name rose 719 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bernstine Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bernstine last name are 31.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.19% being registered with the party.

Bernstine earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $42,640 USD per year.

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