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

Bercot, 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 Bercot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bercot in America

Bercot is the 86005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bercot surname appeared 217 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 Bercot.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bercot 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 Bercot

The surname BERCOT has its origins in France, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old French word "bercot," which means "small sheepfold" or "small enclosure for sheep." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who worked with or lived near such enclosures.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname BERCOT can be found in the Cartulaire de Sarlat, a medieval manuscript from the region of Périgord in southwestern France, dating back to the late 12th century. This document mentions a certain "Petrus de Bercot" as a witness to a transaction involving land ownership.

In the 13th century, the surname BERCOT appears in various records from the Auvergne region of central France, such as the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Menat, where a "Stephanus Bercot" is mentioned as a landowner in the year 1267.

The name BERCOT can also be traced back to the village of Bercot, located in the department of Cher, in the historic province of Berry. This place name, which likely gave rise to the surname, is derived from the Old French "bercot," further reinforcing the connection to the word's meaning of a small enclosure or sheepfold.

One notable individual bearing the surname BERCOT was Jean Bercot (c. 1510-1572), a French Catholic priest and theologian who was involved in the Council of Trent, a major event in the Counter-Reformation. Another individual of note was Pierre Bercot (1675-1745), a French architect who worked on several notable buildings in Paris, including the Church of Saint-Sulpice.

Other historical figures with the surname BERCOT include:

1. Étienne Bercot (c. 1350-1420), a French landowner and local official in the Auvergne region.
2. Marie Bercot (c. 1620-1680), a French nun and founder of a convent in the town of Nevers.
3. Jacques Bercot (1720-1795), a French merchant and trader who operated in the West Indies.
4. Antoine Bercot (1810-1875), a French artist and painter known for his landscapes of the Normandy region.
5. Léonie Bercot (1865-1932), a French educator and advocate for women's education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bercot

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

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

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