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Bernstein

in Virginia

There are 329 people with the last name "Bernstein" in Virginia.

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Bernstein 2,431
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  1. is 2,427th most common Moorman
  2. is 2,428th most common Slagle
  3. is 2,429th most common Sneed
  4. is 2,430th most common Tickle
  5. is 2,431st most common Bernstein
  6. is 2,432nd most common Menefee
  7. is 2,433rd most common Sandridge
  8. is 2,434th most common Spurlock
  9. is 2,435th most common Kilby

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bernard, Bernal, Bernier, Bernhardt, Bernardo, Berndt, Berner, Bernhard, Bernardi, Berns

Most Common First Names for Bernstein

William, David, Michael, Paula, Steven, Arthur, Ellen, Irving, Lillian, Robert

Meaning & History

Jewish (Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Bernstein ‘amber’ (from Middle Low German bernen ‘to burn’+ stēn ‘stone’; it was thought to be created by burning, although it is in fact fossilized pine resin).

German: habitational name from a place named Bernstein, of which there is one example in Bavaria and another in what used to be East Prussia (now Pełczyce in northwestern Poland). Both of these probably get their German names from the notion of a ‘burnt stone’, for example in brick making, rather than from the usual modern meaning, ‘amber’. The name may also be derived from Bärenstein, a common field and place name, especially in Bavaria and Austria.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): in some cases perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a craftsman or dealer in amber.

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