Bertheau
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Germanic *berht- 'bright' + *wald- 'rule'
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/bɛʁto/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Bertheau is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in France.
- FRFrance
- DEGermany
- MXMexico
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)
from Germanic *berht- 'bright' + *wald- 'rule'
Sources 1
- Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
- FRFrance
- USUnited States
- MXMexico
- DEGermany
- CACanada
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Carl Bertheaub. 1806DEGerman theologian and educationist (1806–1886)
- Caroline Fliednerb. 1811DEnot in their usual nameHead of the Kaiserswerth deaconess institute (1811-1892)
- Ernst Bertheaub. 1812DEGerman orientalist and theologian (1812–1888)
- Friedrich Bertheaub. 1829CH(1829-1913)
- Therese Bertheaub. 1861NONorwegian mountain climber (1861–1936)
- Paul Bertheaub. 1875FRFrench naive painter (1875-1942)
- Werner Bertheaub. 1906DEGerman jurist (1906-1997)
- Julien Bertheaub. 1910FRFrench actor (1910–1995)
- Yves Bertheaub. 1953FRFrench researcher
- Anna Bertheaub. 1982DEGerman actress
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 10 sources across 8 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1961 | 230 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1951 | 224 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1931 | 200 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1991 | 192 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1941 | 187 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1981 | 183 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1921 | 172 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1971 | 162 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1901 | 136 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1891 | 121 | — |
| FR France | INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000) | 1911 | 106 | — |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 40 | #14,939 |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
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
- What does the name Bertheau mean, and where does it come from?
- from Germanic *berht- 'bright' + *wald- 'rule' Recorded by Deutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung.
- How do you pronounce Bertheau?
- A machine transcription gives /bɛʁto/ (IPA) for French.
- In which country does Bertheau have the most bearers?
- Bertheau is most frequently recorded in France.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
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Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Bertheau”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.