How common is the surname Berta?

1,942 people in the United States had the surname Berta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,983 Americans. It ranked 15,171st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Berta?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Berta identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Berta getting more or less common?

More common. 1,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,942 in 2010, up 24%.

Is Berta also a first name?

Yes. Berta 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 Berta

A surname, carried by 1,942 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B630 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). Berta is more common than 90.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,942 people named Berta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 158,983 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,566.

#15,171

rank among US surnames

1,942

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+24%

change since 2000 (was #16,783)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,163	Welcher	1,944	158,820
#15,166	Martelli	1,943	158,901
#15,171	Ferman	1,942	158,983
#15,178	Llanas	1,941	159,065

Who is named Berta

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

86% of people named Berta identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berta

Berta has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Questions

How common is the surname Berta?: 1,942 people in the United States had the surname Berta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 158,983 Americans. It ranked 15,171st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berta?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Berta identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Berta getting more or less common?: More common. 1,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,942 in 2010, up 24%.
Is Berta also a first name?: Yes. Berta 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.