The Bernardin Family Name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bernardin, so the heraldry linked to Bernardino is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Family name meaning

The name Bernardin is closely linked to Bernardino. Name scholars give the meaning as “Son of little Bernardo”.

Before spelling was fixed, Bernardino was also written Bernardin. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The 2010 census count for Bernardin in the United States was 591, good for rank 37,646. French civil records give 4,446 births under the name Bernardin from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1951–1960. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Bernardini.

Get the complete Bernardin report, with a museum-style coat of arms.