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

Early Origins of the Bernardini family

The surname Bernardini 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 Bernardini family

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Bernardini 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 Bernardini 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 the Baroque style in Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; and Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), an Italian artist and a prominent architect who worked principally in Rome.Bernardo da Corleone (1605-1667), born Filippo Latini, a Sicilian Capuchin friar. His father was a shoemaker and...
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Bernardini Ranking

In the United States, the name Bernardini is the 14,410th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bernardini is ranked the 3,465th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 2


Bernardini migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bernardini Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Marie Bernardini, age 29, who arrived in America on June 7, 1880, aboard the "Victoria," sailing from London
Bernardini Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Adone Bernardini, aged 26, who landed in America from Poli, Italy, in 1908
  • Alessio Bernardini, aged 39, who landed in America from Aschio, Italy, in 1909
  • Angelo Bernardini, aged 16, who settled in America from Coreglia, Italy, in 1911
  • Annita Bernardini, aged 2, who immigrated to the United States from Mercatello, Italy, in 1912
  • Adalnina Bernardini, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Sestola, Italy, in 1912
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bernardini (post 1700) +

  • Giuseppe Germano Bernardini OFMCap (1928-2023), Italian prelate of the Catholic Church
  • Albino Bernardini (1917-2015), Italian writer and pedagogue
  • Marcello Bernardini (1730-1740), Italian composer and librettist
  • Severino Bernardini (b. 1966), former Italian long-distance runner
  • Adriano Bernardini (b. 1942), the current Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino
  • Fulvio Bernardini (1905-1984), Italian footballer and coach
  • Tiago Bernardini (b. 1979), Brazilian football defender
  • Bernardini Ramazzini (1633-1714), Italian physician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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