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

Bernabel, 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 Bernabel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bernabel in America

Bernabel is the 58604th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bernabel surname appeared 346 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 Bernabel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bernabel 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 Bernabel

The surname Bernabel originated in the Catalonia region of northeastern Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Latin personal name Bernabeus, which was formed from the Germanic elements "bern" meaning bear and "abel" meaning strength or vigor. This name likely evolved from the Catalan form "Barnabé."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bernabel surname appears in a 13th-century chronicle from the city of Barcelona, where a nobleman named Guillem Bernabel is mentioned as a participant in a local conflict. The surname also surfaced in various medieval tax rolls and property records throughout Catalonia.

In the 14th century, a prominent figure named Ramon Bernabel served as a magistrate in the town of Girona. His descendants continued to use the Bernabel surname for several generations.

During the 15th century, the Bernabel family expanded their influence and possessed landholdings in the vicinity of the town of Manresa. A certain Pere Bernabel, born in 1427, was a respected scholar and author of several treatises on philosophy and theology.

By the 16th century, branches of the Bernabel family had established themselves in other parts of Spain, including Aragon and Valencia. One notable individual was Jaume Bernabel (1502-1574), a military commander who fought in the Spanish conquest of the Americas and served as governor of Cuba for a brief period.

In the 17th century, Juan Bernabel (1612-1688) was a celebrated painter from Seville, known for his religious works and portraiture. His paintings can be found in various churches and museums throughout Spain.

As the centuries passed, the Bernabel surname continued to spread across Europe and beyond, often undergoing slight variations in spelling, such as Bernabelle, Bernabeu, or Barnabé. However, the original Catalan form, Bernabel, remains the most prevalent version of the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bernabel

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

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

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