Berning is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bud Berning, member of Sole and the Skyrider Band Karl Berning (1911–2005), American politician, actor, and writer Michael Berning (1941–2006), South African librarian, author, and bell ringer Robert Berning (1935–2008), American grocer and wine buyer Susie Berning (1941–2024), American golfer Tina Berning, German artist and illustrator Wilhelm Berning (1877–1955), German Catholic bishop
See also Otto Berning, firm which originally owned the German imaging company Robot