Bairnsfather Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Czechia

Bairnsfather Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bairn's father,' father of the bairn or child; v. Barne and Child; compare PrieStfather, which see. The possessive s is unknown in these early North English entries.

Robertas Thombame (i.

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Bairnsfather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland331:113,4315,331
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bairnsfather Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the bairn's father,' father of the bairn or child; v. Barne and Child; compare PrieStfather, which see. The possessive s is unknown in these early North English entries.

Robertas Thombame (i.e. Tom's child), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Wilbaroe (i.e. Will's child), 1379: ibid.

Johannes Barnefader, 1379: ibid.

Johanna Barnefadir, 1379: ibid.

Mary Barnfather, Cumberland, temp. 1620: WV.

1745. Married — Joseph Barnfather and Jane Grove: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1770. — William Barnfather and Blix, Carthrel: St. George, Hanover Square.

1777. — James Banfather and Elizabeth Pellett: ibid.

'Mr. Bairnsfather's election to the Directorate was confirmed, and Mr. John Petch was re-elected auditor': The Yorkshire Post, Feb.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Probably from ON. personal name Bjarnvardr (from Biarnhardr. The final -r is silent). The genitive -s was probably introduced through popular etymology. Goods were stolen from John and Adam Barnisfader in Kelshop in 1502 (Trials, I, p. 30), John Barnisfadir in record in Haddington in 1506 (RSS., I, 1288), and Robert Bairnsfather witnessed an instrument of sasine in 1525 (Home, 35). Sir James Bairnisfather, a Pope's knight, prebendary of St. Giles, Edinburgh, in 1542 (Egidtl, p. 254), is mentioned again in 1553 as Sir James Bairnisfader, 'prebendar of Sanct Salvators alter' (EBR., p. 271). Adam Bairnsfather was resident in the parish of Chindilkirk (Channelkirk) in 1563 (Lauder), Robert Bairinfader is mentioned in Over Stitchill in 1590 (RPC., IV, p. 489), and William Bairnsfather is recorded in M'Kestoun in 1687 (Peebles CR.). Bairnesfather 1688.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The father of the bairn or child-a sobriquet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bairnsfather Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bairnsfather Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bairnsfather occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Bairnsfather click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bairnsfather? popularity and diffusion

Bairnsfather is the 1,210,518th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Bairnsfather reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bairnsfather is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 2,071,194. In The United States it is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 77 percent are found, Tennessee, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Czechia, where 4 percent are found.

Bairnsfather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bairnsfather has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bairnsfather last name grew 5,833 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bairnsfather Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bairnsfather last name are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the party.

Bairnsfather earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.02% more than the national average, earning $50,491 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barnsfather9671/
Barnesfather921/
Baronsfeather884/
Bearinsfather880/

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