The Berthold surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,578 people carried this name — #17,752 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is down 12% from 1,801 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
302 people named Berthold live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Jura.
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/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 155 people named Berthold.
19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Haut-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 Poland’s population register
101 people named Berthold have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 126 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 36 people named Berthold 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
51 people named Berthold is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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 Berthold,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nikolaus Berthold 1630–1687 · university teacher -
Arnold Adolph Berthold 1803–1861 · physician -
Johann Heinrich Berthold d. 1739 · master builder
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Haller Berthold d. 1449 · patrician
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Guillaume Berthold d. 1855
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Johannes Berthold 1606–1673 · scholar
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Berthold.
- Bertelli 388 · U.S. census
- Berten 110 · U.S. census
- Bertero 184 · U.S. census
- Berth 238 · U.S. census
- Berthel 247 · U.S. census
- Berthelot 1,474 · U.S. census
- Berthoud 130 · U.S. census
- Berti 1,173 · U.S. census
- Bertin 1,136 · U.S. census
- Bertini 721 · U.S. census
- Bertino 1,044 · U.S. census
- Berto 436 · U.S. census
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