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  2. Pronunciation
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  4. Notable Persons Named Bertrand
  5. Notable Persons With the Last Name Bertrand
  6. Popularity by Year and Gender
  7. Regional Popularity
  8. Ethnicity Distribution
  9. Fun Facts
  10. What Bertrands Have Visited This Page?
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How to Pronounce Bertrand

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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Bertrand mean? Find out below.

Origin and Meaning of Bertrand

"Bertrand" is a name of French origin, and it means "Intelligent: Glorious raven". It's a name commonly given to boys.

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  1. A male given name, cognate to English Bertram.
  2. A surname derived from the given name.
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Notable Persons Named Bertrand

Bertrand Russell

Bertrand Russell was a philosopher. Bertrand was born on May 18th, 1872 in Trellech, Monmouthshire, United Kingdom. He died on February 2nd, 1970.

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Bertrand Traoré

Bertrand Traoré is a soccer player for the Chelsea F.C., ASF Bobo Dioulasso, Vitesse Arnhem, Burkina Faso national under-17 football team, and Burkina Faso national football team. Bertrand was born on September 6th, 1995 in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.

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Bert Berns

Bert Berns was a pop music, rhythm, blues, rock, roll, and soul music songwriter, record producer, and label executive. He was most prominent from 1960 to 1960. Bert was given the name Bertrand Russell Berns on November 8th, 1929. Bert is also known as Bert Russell. He passed away on December 30th, 1967.

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Bertrand Meyer

Bertrand Meyer is a professor. Bertrand was born in 1950.

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Bertrand Grospellier

Bertrand Grospellier is a poker player. Bertrand was born on February 8th, 1981 in Melun.

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Bertrand Delanoë

Bertrand Delanoë is a Senator for Paris, Senatorfor Paris, French National, and List of mayors of Paris. He was most prominent from 2001 to 2014. Bertrand was born on May 30th, 1950 in Tunis.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Bertrand

Marcheline Bertrand

Marcheline Bertrand was an actress and producer. She was most prominent from 1971 to 2007. Marcheline was given the name Marcia Lynne Bertrand on May 9th, 1950 in Blue Island, Illinois, U.S. She breathed her last breath on January 27th, 2007.

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Ryan Bertrand

Ryan Bertrand is a soccer player for the Southampton F.C., Gillingham F.C., Chelsea F.C. Reserves, Academy, Chelsea F.C., A.F.C. Bournemouth, Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Norwich City F.C., Reading F.C., Nottingham Forest F.C., Aston Villa F.C., England national under-17 football team, and England nation. Ryan was born on August 5th, 1989 in Southwark, London, England.

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Jacob Bertrand

Jacob Bertrand is an actor and voice actor. He was most active from 2007 to present. Jacob was given the name Jacob Scott-Thomas Bertrand on March 6th, 2000.

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Plastic Bertrand

Plastic Bertrand is a punk rock and new wave music musician. He plays Drum kit and Vocals. His ongoing career started in 1977. Plastic was given the name Roger Allen François Jouret on February 24th, 1954.

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Xavier Bertrand

Xavier Bertrand is a Mayor of Saint-Quentin, Secretary-General of the UMP, Mayor ofSaint-Quentin, Minister of Labour, Employment, Health, Secretary-General of theUMP, and Government of France. Xavier was born on March 21st, 1965 in Châlons-sur-Marne, France.

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Prince Bertrand

Prince Bertrand is royalty. He holds the title Prince Imperial of Brazil(disputed) and Brazilian Imperial Family. Prince was born as the child of Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria on February 2nd, 1941 in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.

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How popular is the baby name Bertrand in the U.S.?

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born
1880 11 0 11
1881 6 0 6
1882 5 0 5
1883 5 0 5
1884 9 0 9
1885 5 0 5
1886 5 0 5
1889 7 0 7
1891 6 0 6
1892 9 0 9
1893 5 0 5
1894 7 0 7
1896 16 0 16
1897 10 0 10
1898 6 0 6
1899 7 0 7
1900 7 0 7
1901 7 0 7
1902 10 0 10
1903 9 0 9
1904 10 0 10
1905 8 0 8
1906 10 0 10
1907 6 0 6
1908 10 0 10
1909 11 0 11
1910 7 0 7
1911 18 0 18
1912 34 0 34
1913 37 0 37
1914 53 0 53
1915 52 0 52
1916 74 0 74
1917 61 0 61
1918 73 0 73
1919 71 0 71
1920 86 0 86
1921 89 0 89
1922 90 0 90
1923 70 0 70
1924 95 0 95
1925 93 0 93
1926 67 0 67
1927 79 0 79
1928 79 0 79
1929 82 0 82
1930 61 0 61
1931 65 0 65
1932 67 0 67
1933 61 0 61
1934 69 0 69
1935 65 0 65
1936 73 0 73
1937 56 0 56
1938 48 0 48
1939 38 0 38
1940 58 0 58
1941 43 0 43
1942 53 0 53
1943 48 0 48
1944 52 0 52
1945 48 0 48
1946 48 0 48
1947 40 0 40
1948 57 0 57
1949 39 0 39
1950 43 0 43
1951 43 0 43
1952 50 0 50
1953 39 0 39
1954 39 0 39
1955 37 0 37
1956 29 0 29
1957 45 0 45
1958 42 0 42
1959 37 0 37
1960 24 0 24
1961 32 0 32
1962 35 0 35
1963 31 0 31
1964 39 0 39
1965 32 0 32
1966 47 0 47
1967 34 0 34
1968 26 0 26
1969 35 0 35
1970 29 0 29
1971 34 0 34
1972 31 0 31
1973 31 0 31
1974 21 0 21
1975 29 0 29
1976 18 0 18
1977 21 0 21
1978 16 0 16
1979 19 0 19
1980 20 0 20
1981 18 0 18
1982 13 0 13
1983 17 0 17
1984 12 0 12
1985 15 0 15
1986 13 0 13
1987 11 0 11
1988 18 0 18
1989 17 0 17
1990 16 0 16
1991 12 0 12
1992 17 0 17
1993 7 0 7
1994 5 0 5
1995 11 0 11
1996 13 0 13
1997 8 0 8
1998 7 0 7
1999 9 0 9
2000 5 0 5
2001 7 0 7
2003 7 0 7
2004 6 0 6
2005 7 0 7
2006 10 0 10
2007 6 0 6
2009 7 0 7
2010 7 0 7
2011 6 0 6
2012 10 0 10
2013 6 0 6
2014 6 0 6
2015 5 0 5
2016 11 0 11
2017 7 0 7
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Where is the name Bertrand popular?

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Popularity of Bertrand as a first name

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Popularity of Bertrand as a last name

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Common last names for Bertrand

  • Smith
  • Johnson
  • Miller
  • Brown
  • Williams
  • Pelletier
  • Thompson
  • Ouellette
  • Dube

Common first names for Bertrand

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Bertrand U.S.
█  White 80.26% 64.26%
█  African American 13.06% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.50% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.77% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 4.09% 16.26%

Of Last Name Bertrand

People with the last name Bertrand are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Bertrand

  • What name lists does Bertrand rank for?
    #70French Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Bertrand? Bertrand is the 4,378th most popular name of all time. As a last name Bertrand was the 2,881st most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Bertrand have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,966 babies born with the first name Bertrand in the United States. That's more than enough people named Bertrand to occupy the territory of Falkland Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 3,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Bertrand? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 11 new born babies.
  • When was Bertrand first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Bertrand is Saturday, July 29th, 1871.
  • What year had the most people named Bertrand born? The highest recorded use of the first name Bertrand was in 1924 with a total of 95 babies.
  • Random Bertrand Factoid: According to the 1914 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Bertrand ranks 90th in popularity as a baby boy's name in New Hampshire. Imagine that, 5 babies in New Hampshire have the same name as you in 1914.
  • Weird things about the name Bertrand: Your name in reverse order is Dnartreb. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Tadrbrne. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Bertrand? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 12,461 people with the last name Bertrand.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Bertrand? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 4 of them will have Bertrand as their last name.
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