How common is the surname Bernat?

1,522 people in the United States had the surname Bernat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. It ranked 18,253rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bernat?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bernat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bernat?

Tony Dalton, American and Mexican actor (born 1975).

Where is the surname Bernat most common?

Wikidata records people named Bernat in the United States.

Is the surname Bernat getting more or less common?

More common. 1,474 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,522 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Bernat also a first name?

Yes. Bernat is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bernat

A Catalan surname, carried by 1,522 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B653 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bernat is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

Catalan origin

Borrowed from Catalan Bernat.

One of 39 Catalan surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,522 people named Bernat in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,474.

#18,253

rank among US surnames

1,522

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #17,582)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,246	Waltrip	1,523	202,722
#18,253	Berberich	1,522	202,855
#18,262	Raybon	1,521	202,989

Who is named Bernat

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

92% of people named Bernat identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bernats

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tony Dalton
American and Mexican actor (born 1975)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bernat

Bernat has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

Other Catalan surnames

All 39 Catalan surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bernat come from?: Borrowed from Catalan Bernat.
How common is the surname Bernat?: 1,522 people in the United States had the surname Bernat in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,855 Americans. It ranked 18,253rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bernat?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bernat identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bernat?: Tony Dalton, American and Mexican actor (born 1975).
Where is the surname Bernat most common?: Wikidata records people named Bernat in the United States.
Is the surname Bernat getting more or less common?: More common. 1,474 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,522 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Bernat also a first name?: Yes. Bernat is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.