# Bertram (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bertram/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,369 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,236 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,892 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.6% (7,999 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɜɹtɹəm/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Batterham |

## Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bertram 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bertram in Canada and Belgium.

## People named Bertram

- Laura Bertram, actress
- William Bertram, actor, film director (1880–1933)
- Rose Bertram, Belgian model

## Similar surnames

Bartram, Bertrand, Brothers, Broderick, Borders, Browder, Brotherton, Brodeur, Bruder, Border, Barter, Broadhurst.

## 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.