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Bernstein is a common surname of German origin, meaning "amber" (literally "burn stone"). The name is used by both Germans and Jews, although it is most common among people of Ashkenazi Jewish heritage. The German pronunciation is , but in English, it is pronounced either as or .

==Notable people sharing the surname "Bernstein"== ===A–H=== Aaron Bernstein (1812–1884), German short story writer and historian Abe Bernstein (1892–1968), American mobster Abraham Bernstein (disambiguation), several people Adam Bernstein (born 1960), American film, music video, television director, and screenwriter Al Bernstein (born 1949), Austrian contemporary artist Al Bernstein (born 1950), American boxing commentator Alan Bernstein (born 1947), Canadian medical researcher Alexander Bernstein, Baron Bernstein of Craigweil (1936–2010), British television executive and politician and psychologist, doctor of medicine, professor Alfred Bernstein (1911–2003), American civil rights and union activist Andrew Bernstein (disambiguation), several people Armyan Bernstein, American film producer, director and screenwriter Arnold Bernstein (1888–1971), German-American shipowner and pioneer of transatlantic car transport Artie Bernstein (1909–1964), American jazz bassist Aryeh Leib Bernstein (1708–1788), Chief Rabbi of Galicia Assaf Bernstein (born 1970), Israeli director and screenwriter. Axel Bernstein (1974–2017), German politician Basil Bernstein (1924–2000), British sociologist and linguist Benjamin Abram Bernstein (1881–1964), American mathematician Bernard Bernstein, multiple people Bernard Bernstein (1908–1990), American economist and public official Bernard Bernstein (1928–2021), American metalsmith Bernard Bernstein (1899–1963), English table tennis player Bonnie Bernstein (born 1970), American sports broadcaster Byron Bernstein (1989–2020), known as Reckful, Israeli-American Twitch streamer and former professional Esports player Carl Bernstein (born 1944), American investigative journalist, Watergate reporter Charles Bernstein (composer) (born 1943), film and television music composer Charles Bernstein (poet) (born 1950), American poet, father of Felix Bernstein Daniel Bernstein, video game and movie composer, and CEO of Sandlot Games Daniel J. Bernstein (born 1971), American mathematics professor, creator of qmail and djbdns, and plaintiff in Bernstein v. United States David Bernstein (executive) (born 1943), English football and business executive David E. Bernstein (born 1967), American law professor, writer, libertarian David I. Bernstein, Rabbi at Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem and New York City Drew Bernstein (1963–2014), American fashion designer Eduard Bernstein (1850–1932), German Social Democrat Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004), American composer and conductor Elsa Bernstein (1866–1949), Austrian-German writer and dramatist of Jewish descent Evan Bernstein (wrestler) (born 1960), Israeli Olympic wrestler Felix Bernstein (mathematician) (1878–1956), German mathematician F. W. Bernstein (1938–2018), German poet, cartoonist, satirist and academic Georg Heinrich Bernstein (1787–1860), German orientalist Hans Bernstein (1903–1977), German-American conductor and orchestrator Harry Bernstein (1910–2011), British-born American author Heinrich Agathon Bernstein (1828–1865), German naturalist, zoologist and explorer Henri Bernstein (also Henry-Léon-Gustave-Charles Bernstein, 1876–1953), French playwright Henry Bernstein (sociologist) (1912–1964), social realist artist, WPA muralist Herman Bernstein (1876–1935), Jewish American journalist and writer Hilda Bernstein (1915–2006), South African author, artist, activist against apartheid and for women's rights Howard Bernstein (1953–2024), British chief executive of Manchester City Council