Berne surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Berne surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 447 people carried this name — #47,429 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is down 13% from 511 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,105 people named Berne.

23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 80 départements, most often Loire.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 23
Loire 526
Rhône 215
Ain 102
Isère 97
Paris 95
Drôme 93
Var 82
Aisne 75

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 126 people named Berne live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 107
City of Buenos Aires 19

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

52 people named Berne have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Masovian 47
Lower Silesian 3
Lesser Poland 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In the Nordic population registers

97 people named Berne is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 97

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Berne,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour
    Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour 1838–1910 · painter
  • Dagmar Berne
    Dagmar Berne 1866–1900 · physician
  • Eva von Berne
    Eva von Berne 1910–2010 · actor
  • Antoine Berne 1743–1797 · parson
  • Pierre Berne 1830–1900 · physician
  • Minna Berne 1860–1942

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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