The Bernhardt surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 7,068 people carried this name — #4,594 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 696 people named Bernhardt.
38 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
233 people named Bernhardt live in Switzerland.
They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 Poland’s population register
32 people named Bernhardt have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 73 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 Masovian.
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.
Who carried it
People named Bernhardt,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gustaf Bernhardt 1806–1880 · engineer -
Sarah Bernhardt 1844–1923 · actor -
Martin Bernhardt 1844–1915 · physician -
Maurice Bernhardt 1864–1928 · playwright -
Margit Bernhardt 1897– · figure skater
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 170 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bernhardt.
- 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
- Bernhard 3,575 · 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
- Bernier 8,981 · U.S. census
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