Explore the Family Name Bernardes

The meaning of Bernardes

Portuguese: patronymic from Bernardo.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bernardes has gained popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bernardes ranked 86,657th and was carried by approximately 200 individuals. By 2010, the rank had improved to 71,265 with about 274 people identified by this surname, showing a significant increase of 37 percent. This rise in popularity also means that the proportion of the Bernardes surname per 100k people in the population increased by 28.57 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,657	#71,265	17.76%
Count	200	274	37%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.09	28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bernardes

In terms of ethnic identity, individuals with the Bernardes surname have shown some shift between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identify as White, accounting for 71.5 percent in 2000 and increasing to 84.67 percent by 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 7.5 percent in 2000 and slightly increased to 8.03 percent in 2010. However, proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 4 percent to 3.65 percent. Notably, a small percentage (3.28 percent) started identifying as Black in 2010, which was not reported in the 2000 Census. It's important to note that individuals identifying as two or more races in 2000 were no longer reported in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category showed no change, remaining at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.5%	84.67%	18.42%
Hispanic	7.5%	8.03%	7.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	3.65%	-8.75%
Black	0%	3.28%	0%
Two or More Races	16%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%