Find out how popular the last name Bera is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bera.

Bera, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bera in America

Bera is the 24260th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bera surname appeared 1,034 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bera to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bera

The surname BERA has its origins in Spain, likely emerging in the medieval period between the 8th and 15th centuries. It is thought to be derived from the Spanish word "vera," meaning a riverbank or a grassy meadow near a river. This suggests that the name may have originated as a descriptive term for someone who lived or worked near a riverbank.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the BERA surname can be found in the "Fuero de Sepúlveda," a legal code from the 13th century that governed the town of Sepúlveda in the northern part of Spain. This document mentions several individuals with the surname BERA, indicating that the name was already established in the region by that time.

During the 15th century, the BERA surname appeared in various records from the Kingdom of Aragon, which encompassed parts of modern-day Spain and France. One notable individual from this period was Juan BERA, a merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Zaragoza in the late 1400s.

In the 16th century, the BERA surname spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name in the New World was Pedro BERA, a conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s under Hernán Cortés.

As the Spanish Empire expanded, the BERA surname also found its way to other regions, including the Philippines and parts of Italy. In the 18th century, a notable figure with this name was Antonio BERA, a Spanish military officer who served as the governor of the Philippines from 1778 to 1787.

Another individual of historical significance was José BERA, a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was renowned for his religious artwork and contributed to the decoration of several churches in Spain.

Jumping ahead to the 20th century, one prominent bearer of the BERA surname was Manuel BERA, a Spanish politician who served as the Minister of Public Works during the Second Spanish Republic in the 1930s.

Throughout its history, the BERA surname has maintained a strong presence in Spain and its former territories, reflecting the legacy of its Spanish origins. While the name has evolved over time, its connection to the concept of riverbanks and meadows remains a fascinating aspect of its etymology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bera

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bera.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bera was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bera has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bera was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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