Bertrand (name)

Bertrand is a given name and surname. In German, the name derives from "berht" ("bright") and "hramn" ("raven") or "rand" ("rim of shield").
Geographical distribution.
As of 2014, 56.3% of all known bearers of the surname "Bertrand" were residents of France (frequency 1:902), 13.4% of Canada (1:2,103), 12.5% of the United States (1:22,092), 6.2% of Belgium (1:1,416) and 4.1% of Haiti (1:1,991).
In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:902) in the following regions: