The Bertram surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,369 people carried this name — #4,236 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,200 people counted. That is up 5% from 7,999 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Bertram surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bertram» (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 205 people named Bertram.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Nord.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 137 people named Bertram 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 Santa Fe.
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 Poland’s population register
90 people named Bertram have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 134 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
83 people named Bertram live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Bertram live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
123 people named Bertram 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).
In print
Bertram in American newspapers,
1925.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 93,812 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bertram,
with a public archive behind them.
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John Bertram d. 1450 · politician
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Ada Bertram d. 1315
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Isabel Bertram d. 1281
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Esther Bertram d. 1876
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Elisabeth Bertram d. 1662
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William Bertram 1080–
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bertram.
- Berton 756 · U.S. census
- Bertoncini 268 · U.S. census
- Bertone 1,152 · U.S. census
- Bertoni 846 · U.S. census
- Bertot 324 · U.S. census
- Bertozzi 229 · U.S. census
- Bertran 421 · U.S. census
- Bertrand 12,461 · U.S. census
- Bertron 118 · U.S. census
- Bertsch 3,832 · U.S. census
- Bertschy 300 · U.S. census
- Bertucci 1,840 · U.S. census
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