Bern Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 3
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 4
Derbyshire 0
Devon 2
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 1
Hampshire 19
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 4
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 1
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 4
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 6
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 5

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Bern Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bern family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Labourer 3
At School 3
Day Labourer 3
Works At Cotton Mill 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Piecer In Cotton Mill 2
Dress Maker 2
Servant 2
Barber & Pauper 1
Letter Carrier 1
Nk 1
Nurse 1
Parchment Maker 1
Hawker 1
House Servant 1
Labourer Various 1
No Business 1
Domestic Duties 1
Master Tailor Employ 1 Journeyman & An Apprentice 1
Agricultural Labourer's Son 1
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 1
Groom 1
High Constable 1
Lodging House Keeper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Bern

Name Census Frequency
Mary Bern 22
Sarah Bern 19
Thomas Bern 17
William Bern 17
John Bern 12
Elizabeth Bern 11
Charles Bern 10
Edward Bern 9
Eliza Bern 8
James Bern 8
Joseph Bern 8
Ann Bern 7
George Bern 7
Robert Bern 7
Walter Bern 7
Catherine Bern 6
Henry Bern 6
Patrick Bern 6
Ellen Bern 5
Francis Bern 5
Jane Bern 5
Margaret Bern 5
Michael Bern 5
Archie Bern 4
Clara Bern 4

Bern Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 50% 39,866
2 Burn 75% 32,363
3 Byrne 60% 26,322
4 Brain 40% 24,766
5 Baron 60% 22,589
6 Obrien 33% 17,701
7 Brian 40% 12,455
8 Brien 40% 12,036
9 Brine 40% 6,722
10 Bourn 60% 6,046
11 Breen 60% 5,606
12 Burne 60% 5,511
13 Obrian 33% 3,536
14 Braine 33% 3,530
15 Born 75% 3,243
16 Barn 75% 2,880
17 Barne 60% 2,685
18 Bearne 67% 2,586
19 Bran 50% 2,432
20 Borne 60% 2,130
21 Oborne 50% 2,120
22 Brion 40% 2,087
23 Birnie 50% 1,362
24 Broun 40% 1,240
25 Brane 40% 1,126
26 Eborn 60% 1,104
27 Oborn 60% 1,062
28 Braun 40% 1,044
29 Boran 60% 1,005
30 Beran 80% 970
31 Brun 50% 941
32 Bruin 40% 842
33 Auburn 50% 821
34 Boorn 60% 775
35 Brean 60% 734
36 Eburne 50% 709
37 Bearon 67% 610
38 Obern 80% 553
39 Boorne 50% 543
40 Bearn 80% 508
41 Burnie 50% 495
42 Baren 60% 478
43 Broune 33% 376
44 Bern 100% 365
45 Bren 50% 363
46 Broon 40% 336
47 Eaborn 50% 334
48 Beirne 67% 318
49 Breene 50% 309
50 Brin 50% 306
51 Obrine 33% 299
52 Bruen 40% 290
53 Berne 80% 248
54 Buron 60% 236
55 Baurne 50% 224
56 Brone 40% 220
57 Eaborne 43% 214
58 Bron 50% 202
59 Aburn 60% 196
60 Obrion 33% 195
61 Baran 60% 187
62 Barin 60% 180
63 Brune 40% 167
64 Baaran 50% 153
65 Aborn 60% 149
66 Broan 40% 140
67 Eburn 60% 138
68 Broone 33% 135
69 Bernie 67% 134
70 Obrain 33% 132
71 Beron 80% 130
72 Birne 60% 130
73 Biron 60% 129
74 Bruun 40% 126
75 Baurn 60% 122
76 Biren 60% 117
77 Boarne 50% 117
78 Brein 60% 116
79 Burno 60% 116
80 Boron 60% 115
81 Bruno 40% 111
82 Bearan 67% 104

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The surname Bern is the 44th most popular variant of Bourne.

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