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

The Bernet surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 588 people carried this name — #37,792 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 500,000 people counted. That is down 3% from 604 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

2,047 people named Bernet live in Switzerland.

They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 427
Lucerne 397
St. Gallen 343
Aargau 154
Bern 143
Thurgau 85
Graubünden 85
Schwyz 60

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,442 people named Bernet.

52 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 82 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 52
Paris 129
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 116
Landes 92
Cher 73
Ain 70
Rhône 49
Saône-et-Loire 43
Nièvre 33

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 60 people named Bernet 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 37
Entre Ríos 12
City of Buenos Aires 11

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

In Poland’s population register

22 people named Bernet have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 51 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 Opole.

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

Where they live today

Opole 17
Łódź 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

21 people named Bernet is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 21

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 Bernet,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Caspar Bernet
    Caspar Bernet 1698–1766 · mayor
  • Joseph Bernet
    Joseph Bernet 1770–1846 · Catholic priest
  • Anna Schlatter-Bernet
    Anna Schlatter-Bernet 1773–1826 · writer
  • Hans Joachim Bernet 1725–1809 · mayor
  • Friedrich Bernet 1749–1789 · merchant
  • Marc Bernet 1775–1856 · botanist

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

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