How common is the surname Berna?

1,017 people in the United States had the surname Berna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. It ranked 24,572nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Berna?

In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Berna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Berna?

Tell Berna, athletics competitor (1891–1975).

Where is the surname Berna most common?

Wikidata records people named Berna in the United States.

Is the surname Berna getting more or less common?

More common. 963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,017 in 2010, up 5.6%.

The surname Berna

A surname, carried by 1,017 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Berna is more common than 84.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,017 people named Berna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 963.

#24,572

rank among US surnames

1,017

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #24,368)

Who is named Berna

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

84% of people named Berna identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
Two or more races 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bernas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tell Berna
Athletics competitor (1891–1975)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berna

Berna has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Questions

How common is the surname Berna?: 1,017 people in the United States had the surname Berna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 303,585 Americans. It ranked 24,572nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berna?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Berna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Berna?: Tell Berna, athletics competitor (1891–1975).
Where is the surname Berna most common?: Wikidata records people named Berna in the United States.
Is the surname Berna getting more or less common?: More common. 963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,017 in 2010, up 5.6%.