Bertier Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

It is easy to miss Bertier in an index if you only search for Berthier. Read literally, Bertier points to “Bright army”.

Arms associated with the name

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

How the spelling arose

Without the “h” of Berthier, Bertier is a simpler written form of the same name. Related forms: Berthiez.

Between 1891 and 2000, 946 babies born in France were registered as Bertier, with the most births in 1991–2000. Get the complete Bertier report, with a museum-style coat of arms.