as a Last Name
- 3,847
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Bernhard
Meaning & Origins
Dutch, German, and Scandinavian: from the Germanic personal name Bernhard, composed of the elements ber(n) ‘bear’ + hard ‘brave’, ‘hardy’, ‘strong’. In the 13th and 14th centuries it vied with Arnold as the most popular personal name in the Netherlands and northern Germany. It was borne by St. Bernard of Menthon (923–1008), founder of Alpine hospices and patron saint of mountaineers, whose cult accounts for the frequency of the name in Alpine regions. See also Bernard.
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- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,847
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Bernhard per capita
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