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

The Berner surname comes from the Norman given name Bernier, which is Germanic in origin, coming from "bern" meaning "bear," and "hari," or "army."

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A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Berner, Berners, Berniers, Burner, Burners, Burniers, Barners, Bearners and many more.

First found in Surrey where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Therfield. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, [1] indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands in Essex at Roding Berniers and Bernston who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. They are believed to be descended from Hugh de Berniers in Normandy near Falaise. They also held in Cambridge at Eversdon, his main domain.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Berner research. Another 313 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1265, 1467, 1495, 1504, 1510, 1516, 1518, 1529, 1533, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Berner History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 83 words(6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Berner Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Berner or a variant listed above:

Berner Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Mattys Berner, accompanied by his wife and two children, arrived in New York State in 1709
  • Johan Berner, who landed in New York in 1709
  • Mattys Berner, who arrived in New York in 1709
  • Georg Ludwig Berner, who landed in New York, NY in 1710
  • Andreas Berner, who landed in America in 1748


Berner Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Marg Berner, age 37, came to New York City in 1832
  • Joseph Berner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1839
  • Maria Berner, aged 19, arrived in New York, NY in 1848
  • Salome Berner, aged 17, landed in New York, NY in 1848
  • Johannes Berner, aged 8, arrived in New York, NY in 1848


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  • Lewis Berner (b. 1915), American biologist
  • T Roland Berner (b. 1909), American corporate executive and lawyer
  • Robert Arbuckle Berner (b. 1935), American educator
  • Peter Berner (b. 1924), Austrian psychiatrist and neurologist


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  1. ^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)

Other References

  1. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
  2. Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
  3. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  4. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  5. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  6. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
  7. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  8. Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
  9. Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
  10. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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