# Bernhardt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bernhardt/  
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 German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,253 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,860 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,568 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (7,068 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Jewish surname, variant of Bernhard. Compare Barnard, Barnhardt, Barnhart.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bernhardt 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bernhardt in the United States and German Reich.

## People named Bernhardt

- David L. Bernhardt, 53rd United States Secretary of the Interior
- Warren Bernhardt, American pianist (1938–2022)
- Abd-ru-shin, author of Grail Message (1875-1941)

## Similar surnames

Barnhardt, Bernard, Barnard, Barnhart, Bernier, Bernardo, Berner, Bernhard, Bernardi, Bernardino, Bernardini, Bernards.

## 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.