# Bernardi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bernardi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,050 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,517 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 101,228 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.8% (2,884 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Bernardi.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bernardi in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bernardi in Argentina, the United States, Brazil, Australia and Kingdom of Sicily.

## People named Bernardi

- Lucas Bernardi, Argentine footballer
- Herschel Bernardi, American actor (1923–1986)
- Paloma Bernardi, Brazilian actress
- Cory Bernardi, Australian politician (1969–)
- Antonino de Bivona-Bernardi, botanist (1778-1837)

## Similar surnames

Bernard, Barnard, Bernardo, Bernier, Bernhardt, Barner, Berner, Bernhard, Bernardino, Bernardini, Bernards, Barnhart.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.