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Berne Family Crest
Berne Family Crest
Berne

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Where did the Irish Berne family come from? What is the Irish Berne family crest and coat of arms? When did the Berne family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Berne family history?

The Irish name Berne was originally written in a Gaelic form as O Birn or O Beirn, from the Norse forename Bjorn.

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The Middle Ages saw a great number of spelling variations for surnames common to the Irish landscape. One reason for these variations is the fact that surnames were not rigidly fixed by this period. The following variations for the name Berne were encountered in the archives: Bierne, O'Bierne, Biern, O'Biern, Beirne, O'Beirne, Beirn, O'Beirn, Birn, O'Birn, Birne and many more.

First found in Connacht, where they held a family seat from ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berne research. Another 296 words(21 lines of text) covering the years 1747, 1748, 1789, 1812, 1823, 1850, 1853, and 1887 are included under the topic Early Berne History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Berne Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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In the 19th century, thousands of Irish left their English-occupied homeland for North America. Like most new world settlers, the Irish initially settled on the eastern shores of the continent but began to move westward with the promise of owning land. The height of this Irish migration came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. With apparently nothing to lose, Irish people left on ships bound for North America and Australia. Unfortunately a great many of these passengers lost their lives - the only thing many had left - to disease, starvation, and accidents during the long and dangerous journey. Those who did safely arrive in "the land of opportunities" were often used for the hard labor of building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. The Irish were critical to the quick development of the infrastructure of the United States and Canada. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Berne family came to North America quite early:

Berne Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Clough Berne, aged 19, arrived in Virginia in 1635
  • John Berne, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1651

Berne Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Wilhelm Berne, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732

Berne Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Mathew Berne, who landed in New York in 1844

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  • Robert Matthew Berne (b. 1918), American professor of psychology, specializing in cardiovascular psychology


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  2. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
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  4. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  5. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  6. Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
  7. Donovan, George Francis. The Pre-Revolutionary Irish in Massachusetts 1620-1775. Menasha, WI: Geroge Banta Publsihing Co., 1932. Print.
  8. Grehan, Ida. Dictionary of Irish Family Names. Boulder: Roberts Rinehart, 1997. Print. (ISBN 1-57098-137-X).
  9. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  10. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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The Berne Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Berne Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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