The Bertrand surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 11,619 people carried this name — #2,830 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,200 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 32,249 people named Bertrand.
555 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 105 départements, most often Paris.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 4,869 people named Bertrand 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
376 people named Bertrand live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
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
125 people named Bertrand have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 173 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 Pomeranian.
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 print
Bertrand in American newspapers,
1876–1928.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 78,978 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bertrand,
with a public archive behind them.
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Élie Bertrand 1712–1790 · naturalist -
Claude-Joseph-Alexandre Bertrand 1734–1797 · architect -
Vincent-René Barbet du Bertrand 1770–1852 · politician -
Henri Gatien Bertrand 1773–1844 · military personnel -
Alexandre Jacques François Bertrand 1795–1831 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 183 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bertrand.
- Bertone 1,173 · U.S. census
- Bertoni 783 · U.S. census
- Bertot 283 · U.S. census
- Bertozzi 231 · U.S. census
- Bertram 7,999 · U.S. census
- Bertran 482 · U.S. census
- Bertron 119 · U.S. census
- Bertsch 3,786 · U.S. census
- Bertschy 278 · U.S. census
- Bertucci 1,821 · U.S. census
- Bertuzzi 257 · U.S. census
- Berty 136 · U.S. census
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