Explore the Family Name Bertot

The meaning of Bertot

1. French: from the ancient Germanic personal name Berhto, a short form of various compound names formed with berht ‘bright, famous’. Alternatively, from a variant of the related personal name Bertaud (see Berteau). 2. Italian (Piedmont): variant of Bertotto, itself a derivative of Berto.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bertot has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked as the 65,492nd most popular name in the United States but improved to the 61,899th by 2010 – a rise of about 5.49%. The number of people bearing the Bertot surname also grew during this period, rising from 283 in 2000 to 324 in 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of 14.49%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Bertot surname per 100,000 people increased by 10% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,492	#61,899	5.49%
Count	283	324	14.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bertot

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Bertot surname is primarily associated with White and Hispanic backgrounds according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. The percentage of those with the Bertot name who identified as White decreased slightly from 38.87% in 2000 to 36.11% in 2010, seeing a drop of 7.10%. Conversely, the percentage identifying as Hispanic showed a small increase, moving from 60.07% in 2000 to 62.96% in 2010, reflecting a change of 4.81%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	60.07%	62.96%	4.81%
White	38.87%	36.11%	-7.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%