How Many People Have the Last Name Bernard?
people had the surname Bernard in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 7,657 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,966 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Bernard (62.8%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 25.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Bernard ranks #666. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 67.4% to 62.8%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 23.3% to 25.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Bernard grew from 36,546 people in 2000 to 38,512 in 2010 (up 5.4%), and its rank fell from #864 to #899. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 13.55 to 13.06 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 36,546 | 38,512 |
| Rank | #864 | #899 |
| Per 100,000 people | 13.55 | 13.06 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Bernard
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Bernard: B656
👤 Bernard as a First Name
Bernard is a first name too: about 71,374 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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