as a Last Name
- 22,324
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Bernstein
Meaning & Origins
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).
| 1,624th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 22,324
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- New York
- has the most people named Bernstein per capita
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