Berto Family Crest & Name History

In census returns, Berto often stands in for Berti. Its meaning, shared with Berti, is “Bright (Bert-)”. The change of ending between Berti and Berto reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Spain's INE counts 622 residents with Berto as first surname and 527 with it as second. Between 1891 and 2000, 627 babies born in France were registered as Berto, with the most births in 1961–1970. Births ran at 5 in 1891–1900 and 71 in 1991–2000.

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