Berning
surname · Latin script
Meaning: aus Kurzform mit patronymischem -ing-Suffix, zu Rufname mit ahd
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/ˈbɝnɪŋ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Berning is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- DEGermany
- USUnited States
- ZASouth Africa
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
aus Kurzform mit patronymischem -ing-Suffix, zu Rufname mit ahd. bero/bern 'Bär'; 999 Träger.
Sources 1
- Deutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 6: Familiennamen aus Rufnamen
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Berning is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Patronym mit -ing; zu Bernhard, also 'Sohn des Bernhard'. 999 Belege.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
In German, Patronymischer Familienname mit Suffix -ing; -ing markiert hier die Abstammung bzw. patronymische Bildung.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 3: Morphologie der Familiennamen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Wilhelm Berningb. 1877DEGerman archbishop (1877–1955)
- Karl Berningb. 1911USAmerican politician, actor, and writer
- Antonia Berningb. 1921DEGerman | Painter
- Horst Berningb. 1924DEGerman association football player (1924-2000)
- Vincent Berningb. 1933DEGerman university professor and philosopher
- Susie Berningb. 1941USprofessional golfer
- Thomas Berningb. 1966DEGerman organist
- Björn Berningb. 1970DEGerman paleontologist (1970-)
- Arthur Berningb. 1987NONorwegian actor
- Pauline Berningb. 2001DEGerman footballer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 19 sources across 11 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 2.9K | #10,987 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 2.7K | #11,235 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 2.7K | #11,003 |
| NL Netherlands | CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007) | 2007 | 187 | #11,071 |
| NO Norway | SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population) | — | 52 | #25,306 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 39 | #13,160 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 20 | #24,973 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 13 | #50,156 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 12 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 12 | #118,894 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 11 | #114,632 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 3 | — |
Reference works 4
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Søndergaard, Georg, Danske efternavne (Lademann 1984/1991)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Berning?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈbɝnɪŋ/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Berning mean?
- Recorded meaning: aus Kurzform mit patronymischem -ing-Suffix, zu Rufname mit ahd.
- In which country does Berning have the most bearers?
- Berning is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Berning”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.