How common is the surname Berthold?

1,578 people in the United States had the surname Berthold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,656 Americans. It ranked 17,752nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Berthold?

Frederic Berthold, Austrian alpine skier.

Where is the surname Berthold most common?

Wikidata records people named Berthold in Austria.

Is the surname Berthold getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,578 in 2010, down 12%.

Is Berthold also a first name?

Yes. Berthold 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 Berthold

A surname, carried by 1,578 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B634 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). Berthold is more common than 89.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,578 people named Berthold in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,656 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,801.

#17,752

rank among US surnames

1,578

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-12.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,037)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,745	Zacher	1,579	195,532
#17,752	Deo	1,578	195,656

Who is named Berthold

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

91% of people named Berthold identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bertholds

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederic Berthold
Austrian alpine skier, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berthold

Berthold has the Soundex code B634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B634.

Questions

How common is the surname Berthold?: 1,578 people in the United States had the surname Berthold in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,656 Americans. It ranked 17,752nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berthold?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Berthold identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Berthold?: Frederic Berthold, Austrian alpine skier.
Where is the surname Berthold most common?: Wikidata records people named Berthold in Austria.
Is the surname Berthold getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,801 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,578 in 2010, down 12%.
Is Berthold also a first name?: Yes. Berthold 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.