The Bernhart surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 529 people carried this name — #41,164 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is down 16% from 628 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Bernhart surname
A surname transferred from the given name.
From Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German bero (“bear”, cf. Bär), + Old High German hart (“hard, strong”, cf. hart).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bernhart» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 117 people named Bernhart.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
114 people named Bernhart live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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.
Who carried it
People named Bernhart,
with a public archive behind them.
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Matthias Bernhart d. 1807 · librarian
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Joseph Bernhart 1881–1969 · writer
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Josef Bernhart 1883–1967 · artist
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Josef Bernhart 1883–1967 · artist
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Josef Bernhart 1883–1967 · artist
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Max Bernhart 1883–1952 · numismatist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bernhart.
- Berner 4,826 · U.S. census
- Bernert 327 · U.S. census
- Bernes 140 · U.S. census
- Bernet 588 · U.S. census
- Bernhard 3,735 · U.S. census
- Bernhardt 7,253 · U.S. census
- Bernheim 331 · U.S. census
- Berni 419 · U.S. census
- Berniard 132 · U.S. census
- Bernie 258 · U.S. census
- Bernier 9,614 · U.S. census
- Bernini 103 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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