About Bernadotte
The surname Bernadotte is of French origin and is derived from the Germanic personal name Bernhard, meaning "brave bear." It was first used as a surname by a family from Pau in southwestern France. The most notable bearers of the surname are the members of the Swedish royal family, who adopted the name when Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, a Marshal of France, was elected as Crown Prince of Sweden in 1810. The surname Bernadotte thus became associated with the Swedish royal dynasty.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bernadotte based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Bernadotte in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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