Bern Family History
Bern Name Meaning
German and Scandinavian: from the personal name Berno, a
pet form of Bernhard.South German:
habitational name from Bern, Switzerland, notably in the south; in
other parts from the personal name Berno.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Bern
Name Distribution of Bern Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bern families
 22 - 41  8 - 21 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Bern families
|
10 - 17 4 - 9 |
1 - 3 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Bern families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Bern census records
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Bern Family Origin
Bern Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Bern
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Bern Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Bern census records
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Bern Civil War Service Records
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