Berthel Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

The last name Berthel is a variant form of Barthel, a well-known German family name. The name is usually explained as “Bearded, or from Bartholomäus”.

Berthel coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Barthel surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Spelling and variants

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Berthel has “e” where Barthel has “a”.

The 2010 census count for Berthel in the United States was 247, good for rank 77,522. Research your Berthel family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.