The Bernhard surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,575 people carried this name — #8,488 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,204 people named Bernhard live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,051 people named Bernhard.
50 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 56 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
82 people named Bernhard have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 145 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 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
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bernhard.
- Berne 511 · U.S. census
- Bernel 134 · U.S. census
- Berner 4,615 · U.S. census
- Bernert 339 · U.S. census
- Bernes 139 · U.S. census
- Bernet 604 · U.S. census
- Bernhardt 7,068 · U.S. census
- Bernhart 628 · U.S. census
- Bernheim 316 · U.S. census
- Berni 435 · U.S. census
- Berniard 164 · U.S. census
- Bernie 285 · U.S. census
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