The Bernu surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 113 people carried this name — #146,201 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 10% from 103 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Bernu.
Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Paris.
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 print
Bernu in American newspapers,
1907–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,340 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bernu.
- Bernier 9,614 · U.S. census
- Bernini 103 · U.S. census
- Berno 181 · U.S. census
- Bernon 177 · U.S. census
- Bernot 297 · U.S. census
- Bernstein 17,916 · U.S. census
- Berny 185 · U.S. census
- Beron 442 · U.S. census
- Berr 124 · U.S. census
- Berra 872 · U.S. census
- Berret 112 · U.S. census
- Berretta 351 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bernu is.
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