Bertin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

The majestic country of France is the ancestral homeland of the distinguished surname Bertin. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in France were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. As well as the names of the saints of the Christian Church, many of the most common French surnames are derived from personal names of Germanic origin.They derive from the language of the Visigoths, who controlled France between the mid-5th and early 8th centuries. This surname is derived from the ancient Germanic given name Bertram, which is composed of the elements berht, which means bright, and hrabn, which means raven.

Early Origins of the Bertin family

The surname Bertin was first found in Lorraine, where the family has been traced from ancient times. During the family's early history, they grew, prospered and became a very extensive family, having expanded to several regions in France. It also produced a fair number of family branches. Among the noted family members were: Aimé Bertin, an Attorney at the Parliament of Lyon and Magistrate of the same city from 1734 to 1735; and François Bertin du Villars, of the King's Horseman guards, who was made an Attorney at the Parliament of Lyon and Magistrate of the same city from 1771 to 1772.

Early History of the Bertin family

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Bertin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bertin, Bertine, Bertain, Bertaine, Bairtin, Bairtine, Bairtain, Bairtaine, Beretin, Beretine, Beretain, Beretaine, Bertind, Bertinde, Bertaind, Bertainde, Bertins, Bairtins, Beretins, Bertinds, de Bertin, du Bertin, Berton and many more.

Early Notables of the Bertin family

Notable in the family name was

Claude Bertin (died 1705), a French sculptor

Bertin Ranking

In France, the name Bertin is the 182^nd most popular surname with an estimated 18,474 people with that name. 1

Bertin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bertin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Gerhard Berter Bertin, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710 2
Marie Bertin, who landed in Louisiana in 1718 2
Elie Bertin, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
Francois Bertin, aged 26, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2

Bertin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pierre Bertin, aged 20, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1839 2

Bertin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bertin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Bernard Bertin left Languedoc and settled in Québec in 1670

Bertin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

François Bertin left Ile-de-France and settled in Quebec in 1741
Joseph Bertin, who settled in Poitou, Nova Scotia in 1760

Contemporary Notables of the name Bertin (post 1700) +

Roland Bertin (1930-2024), French stage and film actor
Georges Bertin (1948-2022), French sociologist, Director of Research in Social Sciences at the Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (CNAM) in Pays-de-la-Loire from 2006 to 2016
Nicolas Bertin, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
Pierre Bertin (1891-1984), French actor
Annie Bertin, French actress
Jacques Bertin (b. 1946), French journalist, singer and songwriter
Théodore-Pierre Bertin (1751-1819), French academic, best known for introducing a system of shorthand writing for French
Claude Bertin (d. 1705), French sculptor
Louis François Bertin (1766-1841), French journalist

Citations +

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)
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Nicolas Bertin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html