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

DeBernardo, 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 DeBernardo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeBernardo in America

DeBernardo is the 54055th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeBernardo surname appeared 382 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 DeBernardo.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeBernardo 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 DeBernardo

The surname DEBERNARDO originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Italian words "de" meaning "from" and "Bernardo", a Italian form of the Germanic name Bernard which means "brave bear". The name likely referred to someone who lived near a place called Bernardo or had an ancestor named Bernardo.

The earliest recorded instances of the name DEBERNARDO can be traced back to the 13th century in regions of northern Italy such as Lombardy and Tuscany. In particular, the variant spelling "de Bernardo" appears in several manuscripts and records from the city-states of Florence and Milan during this time.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Guglielmo de Bernardo, a wealthy merchant from Siena who lived in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was Francesco de Bernardo, a renowned painter from Pisa active in the early 15th century.

As the name spread throughout Italy over the centuries, different regional variations emerged such as DeBernardi, DeBernardis, and DiBernardo. The DEBERNARDO spelling became most common in central and southern parts of the country.

Other prominent individuals with the surname include Niccolò DeBernardo, a 16th century Neapolitan composer known for his madrigals, and Girolamo DeBernardo, a 17th century architect from Rome who designed several churches and palazzi.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe DeBernardo was an Italian revolutionary who fought for the unification of Italy under Garibaldi. He took part in the Expedition of the Thousand in 1860.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeBernardo

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

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

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