Bernardo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Bernardo surname was created from the personal name Bernardo, originally a Germanic name.

Early Origins of the Bernardo family

The surname Bernardo was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000. Dante and Petrarch studied there. Tisso was tried there for 1564 for writing satirical poems. Bologna naturally, is famous for its sausages. But many noted scholars were born there. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time was in itself a family honor.

Early History of the Bernardo family

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Bernardo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bernardi, Bernardo, Bernardis, Bernard, Bernardelli, Bernardello, Bernardini, De Bernardinis, Bernardino, Bernardotti, Bernardoni, Berni, Berno, Bernetti, Bernotti, Bernaroli, Bernero and many more.

Early Notables of the Bernardo family

Prominent among members of the family was

Pietro Bernardino dei Fanciulli (Petrus Bernardinus) (c.1475-1502), a follower of Savonarola; Giovanni Maria Bernardoni (1541-1605), a Jesuit monk and an Italian architect who was the first to design...
Bernardo da Corleone (1605-1667), born Filippo Latini, a Sicilian Capuchin friar. His father was a shoemaker and Latini learned the trade from him. He made frequent visits to a local crucifix and ensu...

Bernardo Ranking

In the United States, the name Bernardo is the 6,006^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bernardo is ranked the 4,165^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2

Bernardo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bernardo Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mrs. Bernardo, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 3

Bernardo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

F A Bernardo, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 3
Juan Bernardo, aged 22, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1838 3
Mr Bernardo, who arrived in Florida in 1838 3
J Bernardo, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
Jose Bernardo, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1855 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Bernardo (post 1700) +

Vincenzo Bernardo (b. 1990), American soccer player
Joseph Bernardo (1929-2023), French swimmer and two-time bronze Olympic medalist
Maria Jesuína Carrilho Bernardo (1943-2022), Portuguese politician, member of the Socialist Party, she served in the Assembly of the Republic from 1995 to 1999 and again from 2005 to 2009
Bernardo Bernardo (1945-2018), Filipino veteran stage actor and film director
Paulo Bernardo (b. 1952), Brazilian politician
Sergio Bernardo (b. 1980), Argentine football midfielder
Narciso C. Bernardo (1937-2008), Filipino basketball player and coach
Kathryn Chandria M. Bernardo (b. 1996), Filipina actress
Michael "Mike" Bernardo (b. 1969), South African former kickboxer and boxer
Jhonatan Mariano Bernardo (b. 1988), Brazilian football striker

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)