How common is the surname Berard?

3,582 people in the United States had the surname Berard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,194 Americans. It ranked 9,118th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Berard?

Bryan Berard, American ice hockey defenceman.

Where is the surname Berard most common?

Wikidata records people named Berard in the United States.

Is the surname Berard getting more or less common?

More common. 3,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,582 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Berard

A French surname, carried by 3,582 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B663

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Berard is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,582 people named Berard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,194 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,491.

#9,118

rank among US surnames

3,582

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #8,672)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,113	Vanhoose	3,585	86,121
#9,114	Sankey	3,584	86,146
#9,117	Privett	3,583	86,170
#9,118	Berard	3,582	86,194
#9,119	Beene	3,581	86,218
#9,122	McAdoo	3,580	86,242

Who is named Berard

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Berard identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Berards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bryan Berard
American ice hockey defenceman, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berard

Berardi

Berard has the Soundex code B663, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B663.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Berard come from?: Berard is French in origin.
How common is the surname Berard?: 3,582 people in the United States had the surname Berard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,194 Americans. It ranked 9,118th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berard?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Berard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Berard?: Bryan Berard, American ice hockey defenceman.
Where is the surname Berard most common?: Wikidata records people named Berard in the United States.
Is the surname Berard getting more or less common?: More common. 3,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,582 in 2010, up 2.6%.