The bernards Surname

bernards Name Meaning and History

Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Bernard (see Bernhard).
Latvian form of the personal name Bernhard.

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The bernards name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the bernards family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of bernards Families in the US in 1920

Number of bernards families

9-15

4-8

1-3

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Bernards	larryd175	0
origin of name	Wendy Bernards	2
Henry Bernards	Profile is currently not available.	6
BERNARDS	dorotique	12
descendants of Walter Bernards and Francine Joosten	dorotique	2
Hubert Bernards & wife Eva Bernards	idzilr	0
Hubert & Agnes Bernards	lchutchie	0
Louis Bernard Fly	rob_susie33	1
Ora Rebecca Bernard Fly	rob_susie33	0
descendants of Theodore Bernards and Catharine Degroot	dorotique	2

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