Bernhart

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Bernhart. === Proper noun === Bernhart (plural Bernharts) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bernhart is the 41164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 529 individuals. Bernhart is most common among White (94.14%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bernhart”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146. == German == === Alternative forms === Bernard Bernhard Bernhardt === Etymology === From Old High German Bernhart, from Old High German bero (“bear”, cf. Bär), + Old High German hart (“hard, strong”, cf. hart). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Bernuharduz. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Bernhart a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Bernard. === Proper noun === Bernhart m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bernharts or (with an article) Bernhart, feminine genitive Bernhart, plural Bernharts) a surname transferred from the given name === References ===