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

Berard, 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 Berard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Berard in America

Berard is the 9118th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Berard surname appeared 3,582 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Berard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Berard 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 Berard

The surname Berard is of French origin, deriving from the Germanic personal name Berhart or Berard. This name is believed to have emerged in the 8th or 9th century in the Frankish territories that later became France. The name is composed of the elements "ber," meaning bear, and "hard," meaning hardy or brave.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Berard can be found in the 11th century cartulary of the Abbey of Montiéramey, which mentions a nobleman named Berard de Montmort. The Domesday Book, a survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, also includes references to individuals with the surname Berard or its variations.

During the Middle Ages, the name Berard was particularly prevalent in the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France. It is believed that some individuals with this surname may have been among the Norman settlers who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066.

One notable figure bearing the surname Berard was Berard de Solers, a 12th-century French troubadour and poet from Provence. He is known for his contributions to the courtly love tradition and his poems dedicated to Lady Ermengarde of Narbonne.

Another historical figure was Berard de Grimoard, a French prelate who served as the Bishop of Frascati from 1356 to 1358. He was born in the town of Grisac, in the Languedoc region of southern France, in the late 13th century.

In England, the name Berard can be traced back to the 13th century, with records showing individuals such as Robert Berard, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1230.

A notable English figure with the surname Berard was John Berard, a 15th-century merchant and alderman of the City of London. He served as Lord Mayor of London in 1467 and was involved in the silk trade with Italy.

In the 16th century, Guillaume Berard was a French Protestant reformer and theologian from Montpellier. He was a prominent figure in the French Reformation and was involved in the translation of the Bible into French.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Berard

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

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 Berard 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 Berard 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 Berard was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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