Bertie Surname

263,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,488 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Bertie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bertin.' St. Bertin of France made the font-name familiar in that country, and as a French surname it occurs in the Lon. Directory We must ascribe the English surname to the same source, although there seems strong evidence in favour of its being a pet form of Bertram, nick.

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Bertie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3391:164,36015,274
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Australia1711:157,87016,525
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Scotland941:56,9564,742
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Ireland421:112,1185,755
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Saint Kitts and Nevis311:1,781304
British Virgin Islands271:1,170180
Italy231:2,658,98696,069
Trinidad and Tobago231:59,3034,842
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Wales71:442,07621,198
India61:127,844,230863,365
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Guyana31:254,07411,262
France31:22,140,907385,998
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1371:27,3232,433
England1031:236,65417,592
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

The alternate forms: Bertiê (3), Bertiè (2) & Bertié (2) are calculated separately.

Bertie (14,318) may also be a first name.

Bertie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bertin.' St. Bertin of France made the font-name familiar in that country, and as a French surname it occurs in the Lon. Directory We must ascribe the English surname to the same source, although there seems strong evidence in favour of its being a pet form of Bertram, nick. Bert, diminutive Bert in. The early Bertie was evidently a popular form of Bertin.

Bertin de Boyuill, Close Rolls Henry III.

1541. Bertyn Flecchar, Bury, Lancashire: Rec. Soc. Lancashire, and Cheshire.

Berton Venator, Gloucestershire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Bartin de Verdun, 1432: Historiae Dunelmensis (Surt. Soc.).

Bertram de Burgo, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Bertin de Burgo, Salop, ibid.

Bertram and Bertin are probably one and the same individual.

Betty Fleschar, Northumberland, 1541. The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

Compare this also with Bertyn Flecchar, above recorded, same date.

1578-9. William Dadeand Lucy Bertie: Marriage Lic. (London).

1691. Isaie Dupre and Ann Bertin: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A diminutive of (1) Albert, which see, (2) Bertram, which see. James Bertie in Charletown, 1735 (Brechin). As forename: Berte Fala in Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 526).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Bert (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -ie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A very pretty tradition brings the Berties, at the time of the Saxon invasion, from Bertiland, in Prussia, to Bertiestad, now Bersted, in Kent, where "one of our Saxon monarchs gave him a castle and town I" A Cottonian MS. makes one Leopold de Bertie (I) constable of Dover Castle in the time of King Ethelred, but his son of the same name, being out of favour at court, retired to France. From that country in the year 1154 his descendant came to England with Henry II., who restored to him his ancestral estate at Bersted. See Burke's Ext. Peerage.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A form of Bertin, which occurs in Battle Abbey roll. Roger Bertin paid a fine in Normandy, 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Helto B. occurs at the same time, and was bailiff of Falaise (Ib.), and in 1203 bad remission of a fine at Caen (Rotulus Cancellarii). Helias and Thomas Bertin were benefactors to St. Andrew Gouffern, Normandy. In 1165 Alexander de Bertona held lands in Kent (Liber Niger). The family was seated at Berstead, Kent, t. Henry II. (Hasted, ii. 488), and sometimes bore the name of De Berstead. Walter de Bersted, 1257, was Viscount of Kent (Roberts, Excerpt.), and in 1266 was a justiciary. Hamo de Berstede occurs 1305. In 1433 William Bertyn was one of the Kentish gentry. Simon Bertyn, who d. 1530, devised lands at Bersted. Another branch, seated at Bersted also, altered the name to Berty and Bertie. Thomas B. of this line was captain of Hurst Castle t. Henry VIII., and from him descended the Duke of Ancaster, Earls of Lindsey, and of Abingdon.

The Norman People (1874)

Bertie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bertie (Arabic: بيرتي, Hindi: बरटी) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bertiê, Bertiè or Bertié. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bertie? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 263,294th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,897,544 people. Bertie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Bertie are found; 32 percent are found in Northern Europe and 32 percent are found in British Isles. Bertie is also the 47,881st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 14,318 people.

The surname Bertie is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 164,360. In England Bertie is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 30 percent are found, West Midlands, where 10 percent are found and Berkshire, where 5 percent are found. Excluding England this last name exists in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Bertie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bertie has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bertie surname grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 818 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 31 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 2,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bertie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bertie are 10.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bertie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 829.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 180,274 per year; in South Africa they earn 34.1% more than the national average, earning R 318,672 per year; in United States they earn 6.06% less than the national average, earning $40,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.78% more than the national average, earning $58,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bertiê943/
Bertiè942/
Bertié942/
Bertier921,352/
Berthie92153/
Berties9212/
Bertiez921/
Bertied921/
Bertiet921/
Bertiea920/
Berti9140,195/
Berte9130,772/
Berthier8615,259/
Berthiez863/
Bertie's862/
Berhtier862/
Berthies861/
Berttier861/
Boertjie861/
Bhertier861/
Bertiher861/
Berthe83136,337/
Bertiz833,208/
Bertea832,524/
Bertet831,853/
Bartie831,088/
Bertis83959/
Bertei83776/
Bertti83741/
Bertes83611/
Bertit83326/
Berthi83185/
Berter83165/
Bertez83157/
Bertte83127/
Bertoi83118/
Bierti83118/
Bertai8385/
Bertee8357/
Bertje8316/
Berteh8311/
Bertye8310/
Berhte8310/
Bortie839/
Bertey838/
Bertoe834/
Beerti834/
Birtie833/
Bertio833/
Bearte832/
Bertji832/
Bherte832/
Baerte832/
Vertie831/
Berrti831/
Bertej831/
Berteu831/
Bertée831/
Baerti831/
Besrte831/
Berhti831/
Bertge830/
Bearti830/
Bertthier803/
Beerthier801/
Berthierr801/
Berthet7713,098/
Bertoia772,298/
Berther77815/
Boertje77617/
Bertaia77335/
Bertois77235/
Bertuit77212/
Berthes77143/
Berthez77119/
Bertich7789/
Bertheu7784/
Bertish7766/
Berteit7761/
Vertier7747/
Beurthe7746/
Berttis7746/
Bertoye7739/
Beerthi7734/
Berttiz7732/
Berthis7729/
Barthie7725/
Berteas7722/
Bertett7721/
Bertuia7719/
Boertee7718/
Berthge7714/
Berttea7712/
Berthea7711/
Beurtey7711/
Bertyes7711/
Berteis7710/
Bartieh777/
Berthui777/
Berthey776/
Beirete776/
Bertech775/
Bertisz774/
Bertiaa774/
Bheerti773/
Bertoio773/
Berthai773/
Berthiz772/
Beartey771/
Beartiz771/
Bhertiy771/
Berrtti771/
Bertead771/
Berteay771/
Bertess771/
Bertjes771/
Bertuis771/
Betrter771/
Bhartie771/
Hberter771/
Bertoji771/
Verties771/
Berteth771/
Berthed771/
Berthhe771/
Berthié771/
Bertait771/
Bertaje771/
Bertthe771/
Bertaai771/
Bertégi771/
Beherti771/
Beerete771/
Bertyer771/
Berteii771/
Bertets770/
Borthie770/
Wertier770/
Berthoi770/
Whertie770/
Bertiss770/
Berthei770/
Beirtes770/
Berta7329,128/
Barte7310,108/
Barti732,865/
Berty731,784/
Berté73689/
Verte73537/
Borti73379/
Borte73366/
Verti73363/
Birte73307/
Birti73191/
Bîrte73179/
Bertè7382/
Bertê733/
Börte733/
Byrte732/
Berķe732/
Bertí731/
Bertheas71326/
Berthuit71304/
Bertheux71299/
Berthois71256/
Bertisch71140/
Verthier7181/
Beurthey7138/
Bearteet7117/
Baartjie7110/
Bertaggi717/
Bertoggi713/
Bearthes713/
Bertheat712/
Bheerthi711/
Bertehet711/
Bertejot711/
Berthish711/
Berthjer711/
Berthuis711/
Bertteja711/
Barthieh711/
Berteish711/
Bertahia711/
Beatrtiz711/
Berthaid710/
Bertesch710/
Berthais710/
Bherther710/
Werthier710/
Birttier710/
Bharti67230,031/
Bortey6711,093/
Barthe679,393/
Bartee675,250/
Berthé674,442/
Bertha673,919/
Bertaggia671,905/
Bortei671,078/
Berthy67843/
Vertyi67651/
Bartey67598/
Birtea67510/
Vertti67459/
Barthi67439/
Birtte67430/
Bertau67380/
Bertoa67368/
Bertou67364/
Vertey67335/
Borteh67206/
Bortoi67182/
Bortai67173/
Barteh67173/
Bharte67168/
Bahrti67163/
Beerthuis67154/
Vertai67145/
Beerta67136/
Bertay67116/
Bartti6795/
Birteş6794/
Verthe6792/
Bartei6787/
Bartai6779/
Vertei6767/
Bortea6761/
Bertuggia6761/
Bertão6752/
Bertta6750/
Bertty6745/
Birtez6739/
Bortiș6732/
Vertte6731/
Veerti6726/
Bortee6726/
Birthi6724/
Bartte6721/
Birthe6719/
Verthi6719/
Bartje6718/
Bartoi6715/
Vertii6713/
Bearty6711/
Bhirti6711/
Bhorte6711/
Bertoy6710/
Barrti6710/
Bartui6710/
Borteș679/
Birtoi677/
Bértiz676/
Borthe675/
Byreti675/
Borthi675/
Birtis675/
Barteș675/
Bertúa674/
Barrte674/
Bartea673/
Birtes673/
Bärthe673/
Barteu672/
Bhorti672/
Baarti672/
Bartiê672/
Bartié672/
Berteggio672/
Bertyz672/
Borteľ672/
Bortyi671/
Hbarti671/
Beerty671/
Barhti671/
Bairti671/
Bhirte671/
Birtei671/
Birtti671/
Birtue671/
Bitrti671/
Berrty671/
Berhta671/
Vherti671/
Virtie671/
Bierta671/
Vertee671/
Bertté671/
Vertij671/
Bértea671/
Bertaa671/
Bertyś671/
Bertéa671/
Bhrete671/
Birteh671/
Birtio671/
Bartéi671/
Bartiș671/
Barteľ671/
Baarte671/
Bartji671/
Bertaggio671/
Bortte670/

Bertie Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bertie in the Hindi language
बरटीbarati-
Bertie in the Arabic language
بيرتيbyrty-

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