Bernat

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Bernard in FR France, US United States, PH Philippines and 14 more.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 18 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Bernat is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Polish surname22K records spelled Bernat6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, United States

  Languages: Polish, Czech, Slovak

  Also written Bernát

• English surname19K records spelled Bernat8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Philippines, United Kingdom, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Bernát, Bernàt

• Portuguese surname1.3K records spelled Bernat2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Philippines, Spain, United States

  Also written Bernát

• Croatian surname1.2K records spelled Bernat9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, United States, Spain, Philippines

  Languages: Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian

  Also written Бернат, Bernát

• a separate surname942 records spelled Bernat2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Spain, United Kingdom, Canada

  Also written Bernát

• Russian surname477 records spelled Bernat9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus

  Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

  Also written Бернат, Bernath, Бэрнат

• Danish surname316 records spelled Bernat9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Denmark, United States, Norway, Spain

  Languages: Danish, Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål

  Also written Bernát

46 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Bernat is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Catalan, a male given name, equivalent to English Bernard

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

FR INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) — 11 years between 1891–1991. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Josep Bernat i Baldovíb. 1809ESSpanish writer and poet (1809–1864)
• Mademoiselle Judithb. 1827FRnot in their usual nameFrench actress (1827–1912)
• Enric Bernatb. 1923ESSpanish businessman (1923–2003)
• Jaume Balaguerób. 1968ESnot in their usual nameSpanish film director
• Philippe Bernat-Sallesb. 1970FRFrench rugby union footballer, sports commentator, rally driver, camping owner
• Conchita Martínezb. 1972ESnot in their usual nameSpanish tennis player
• Tony Daltonb. 1975USnot in their usual nameAmerican and Mexican actor (born 1975)
• Sara Bernatb. 1976ESSpanish pornographic actress
• Juan Bernatb. 1993ESSpanish association football player
• Laura Bernatb. 2005PLPolish swimmer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 124 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Bernat?

We estimate roughly 591 thousand people bear Bernat (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Bernat have the most bearers?

We estimate about 469 thousand people bear Bernat in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled bernard.

Where is Bernat most common?

Bernat is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 145 people carrying it.

How common is Bernat compared with other names?

In France, Bernat is the 24th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

What does the name Bernat mean?

Recorded meaning: From Bernat, in reference to Bernard of Clairvaux, the founder of the Cistercian Order.