Berns

== English == === Etymology === As a Dutch and German surname, from the personal name Bern, a variant of Bernd. As a Latvian surname, shortened from the personal name Bernards, Bernard. As an Irish surname, from Ó Broin, see Byrne. As an English, Scottish and Irish surname, variant of Burns. Also as an English surname, variant of Barnes. === Proper noun === Berns (plural Bernses) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Berns is the 10268th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3139 individuals. Berns is most common among White (93.85%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Berns”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 146. Forebears === Anagrams === brens, Brens == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɛʁns] Hyphenation: Berns === Proper noun === Berns genitive singular of Bern