How common is the surname Berner?

4,826 people in the United States had the surname Berner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,975 Americans. It ranked 6,949th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Berner?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Berner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Berner?

Sara Berner, American actress (1912-1969), followed by Robert A. Berner.

Where is the surname Berner most common?

Wikidata records people named Berner in the United States.

How do you pronounce Berner?

Berner is /ˈbɝnɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Berner getting more or less common?

More common. 4,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,826 in 2010, up 4.6%.

Is Berner also a first name?

Yes. Berner 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 Berner

A surname, carried by 4,826 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɝnɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex B656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Berner is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

Diminutives * From Bern(ard) (“m”), Bern(adette) (“f”), Bern(ice) (“f”), and -er

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,826 people named Berner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 63,975 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,615.

#6,949

rank among US surnames

4,826

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,735)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,943	Pastrana	4,830	63,922
#6,947	Brockway	4,828	63,949
#6,948	Nez	4,827	63,962
#6,949	Nay	4,826	63,975
#6,952	Hinrichs	4,825	63,989
#6,954	Summerlin	4,824	64,002

Who is named Berner

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

95% of people named Berner identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Berners

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sara Berner
American actress (1912-1969)
Robert A. Berner
American scientist, 1935–2015

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berner

Berner has the Soundex code B656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B656.

Questions

Where does the surname Berner come from?: Diminutives * From Bern(ard) (“m”), Bern(adette) (“f”), Bern(ice) (“f”), and -er
How common is the surname Berner?: 4,826 people in the United States had the surname Berner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 63,975 Americans. It ranked 6,949th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berner?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Berner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Berner?: Sara Berner, American actress (1912-1969), followed by Robert A. Berner.
Where is the surname Berner most common?: Wikidata records people named Berner in the United States.
How do you pronounce Berner?: Berner is /ˈbɝnɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Berner getting more or less common?: More common. 4,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,826 in 2010, up 4.6%.
Is Berner also a first name?: Yes. Berner 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.