The surname Bernal
A surname, carried by 39,693 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex B654
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 39,693 people named Bernal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,778 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,418.
#873
rank among US surnames
39,693
people in 2010
13
per 100,000 Americans
+34.9%
change since 2000 (was #1,089)
Who is named Bernal
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
89% of people named Bernal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.0% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
- White (not Hispanic) 8.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
- Two or more races 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Bernal
Bernal has the Soundex code B654, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B654.
Questions
- How common is the surname Bernal?
- 39,693 people in the United States had the surname Bernal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,778 Americans. It ranked 873rd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Bernal?
- In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Bernal identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.0% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Bernal getting more or less common?
- More common. 29,418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,693 in 2010, up 35%.