Explore the Family Name Bernadin

The meaning of Bernadin

French: variant of Bernardin. This surname is very rare in France. In the US, it is almost exclusively of Haitian origin.

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How common is the last name Bernadin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Bernadin" has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bernadin was ranked 75,938th in terms of popularity, with a total count of 236 individuals carrying this last name. By 2010, the rank had improved to 57,234th and the count had increased by over 50%, reaching 356 individuals. Additionally, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k also rose by 33.33% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,938	#57,234	24.63%
Count	236	356	50.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.12	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bernadin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Bernadin" also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest group identifying as Bernadin was Black, accounting for 77.97% in 2000 and increasing to 90.45% by 2010. The next largest group was those identifying with two or more races, though this decreased dramatically from 10.17% in 2000 to just 2.81% in 2010. The percentage of Hispanics with the surname Bernadin also saw a notable increase, going from 2.12% in 2000 to 5.06% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of Whites with this surname went down to 0% in 2010 from 8.05% in 2000. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	77.97%	90.45%	16.01%
Hispanic	2.12%	5.06%	138.68%
Two or More Races	10.17%	2.81%	-72.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
White	8.05%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%