Bertram Family History
Bertram Name Meaning
German, English, Scottish, French, and Danish: from the Germanic
personal name Bertram, composed of the elements berht
‘bright’, ‘famous’ + hrabn ‘raven’. The raven was the bird of
Odin, king of the gods, in Germanic mythology. The personal name was
common in France throughout the Middle Ages, where its popularity was
increased by the fame of the troubadour Bertrand de Born
(?1140–?1214). The spelling Bertrand is French, coined by
folk etymology under the influence of the present participle ending
-and, -ant. The name was taken to England by the Normans
in the forms Bertran(d), Bertram, and Bartram.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Bertram
Name Distribution of Bertram Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bertram families
 75 - 147  26 - 74 |
 1 - 25  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Bertram families
|
100 - 197 34 - 99 |
1 - 33 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Bertram Family Origin
Bertram Emigration Information (US)
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Bertram Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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