Berns

See also: bērns

English

Etymology

• As a Dutch and German surname, from the personal name Bern, a variant of Bernd.
• As a Latvian surname, shortened from the personal name Bernards, Bernard.
• As an Irish surname, from Ó Broin, see Byrne.
• As an English, Scottish and Irish surname, variant of Burns.
• Also as an English surname, variant of Barnes.

Proper noun

Berns (plural Bernses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Berns is the 10268^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3139 individuals. Berns is most common among White (93.85%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Berns”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146.
• Forebears

Anagrams

• brens, Brens

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɛʁns]

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• Hyphenation: Berns

Proper noun

Berns

1. genitive singular of Bern