Names / Bertrand
Is Bertrand a first name or a last name?
Bertrand is both: a family name in some places and a given name in others.
How to address someone called Bertrand
- France. Bertrand is used both ways: 35% of people from France with this name in our data carry it as a family name. Look at where it sits in the name and how the person signs.
- Canada. Bertrand is used both ways: 64% of people from Canada with this name in our data carry it as a family name. Look at where it sits in the name and how the person signs.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Bertrand by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Bertrand as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (1,673 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 446 | 821 | 35% |
| Canada | 87 | 48 | 64% |
| Belgium | 38 | 23 | 62% |
| United States | 20 | 37 | 35% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 19 | 21% |
| Spain | 12 | 2 | 86% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 10 | 17% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 8 | 11% |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 56% |
| Austria | 0 | 8 | 0% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Bertrand in the United States
- As a surname: about 12,461 people in the 2010 census, rank 2,881 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 1,360 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 0% of them girls.
Bertrand as a given name: men or women?
About 0% of people with Bertrand as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 0% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.
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