Barn Surname
Approximately 1,200 people bear this surname
Barn Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the barn,' from residence thereby, (a) Nick, 'the bairn'; Middle English Same, a child; compare Child and Childs. If local, Barnes takes a patronymic s like other monosyllabic local surnames; compare Styles, Brooks, Sykes, &c.
Read More About This SurnameBarn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 189 | 1:1,917,772 | 124,288 |
| England | 156 | 1:357,167 | 25,626 |
| Colombia | 129 | 1:370,342 | 6,221 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| India | 107 | 1:7,168,835 | 157,365 |
| Scotland | 96 | 1:55,769 | 4,673 |
| Spain | 61 | 1:766,427 | 32,250 |
| Liberia | 51 | 1:86,442 | 7,100 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | 1:239,815 | 32,925 |
| Pakistan | 34 | 1:5,254,232 | 33,450 |
| Taiwan | 29 | 1:808,440 | 5,718 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 80 | 1:304,692 | 20,471 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:73,396 | 4,210 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 179 | 1:280,551 | 22,627 |
The alternate forms: Bärn (12) are calculated separately.
Barn (757) may also be a first name.
Barn Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the barn,' from residence thereby, (a) Nick, 'the bairn'; Middle English Same, a child; compare Child and Childs. If local, Barnes takes a patronymic s like other monosyllabic local surnames; compare Styles, Brooks, Sykes, &c.
Henry de le Berne, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de la Berne, Kent, ibid.
William de la Berne, Dorset, ibid.
John atte Bern, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Henry atte Bern, Somerset, i Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William le Barne, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Walter le Barne, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Ricardus le Barne et uxor, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas le Barne. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.
From Barnes in the parish of Premnay, Aberdeenshire. Robert of Bernis was a goldsmith in 1465 (Laing, 154), John Barnis witnessed an instrument of sasine in 1496 (Bamff, p. 37), and Alexander Barnis was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1524 (NSCM., I, p. 48). Thomas Barnys was notary public in 1536 (Laing, 404), William Barnis granted the chaplainry of the Three Kings of Culane (Cologne) in Dundee, 1588 (REB., II, 362). Alexander Bairins was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1575 (RSCA., I, p. 220), Gilbert Bairnis was 'sacristar' there, 1595 (CRA., p. 117), and Mathew Bairnis was admitted burgess of the burgh, 1616 (NSCM., I, p. 117). Euphemia Barns is recorded in Dundee, 1621 (Brechin), and John Barns, skinner in Haddington, was charged with defying the town authorities in 1628 (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 593). James Barnes was merchant burgess of Edinburgh, 1649 (Inquis., 3257), Jean Bams daughter of deceased William Bams of Belweddocke, 1656 (DPD., II, p. 208), Robert Barnes of Kirkhill, Ayrshire, in record, 1668 (Corsehill, p. 81), John Barns or Barnes was provost of Glasgow, 1687 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 146,147), and David Barns was feuar and gardener in Duns, 1766 (Lauder).
(English) 1 Dweller at the Barn. [Middle English berne, Old English bern] William de la Berne.—Hundred Rolls 2 Bairn, Child. [Middle English barn [e. Old English b(e)arn = Scandinavian barn] Walter le Barne.—Hundred Rolls 3 the A.-Sax, pers. name Beorn = Warrior, Nobleman.
(Scandinavian) the Old Norse pers. name Björn = Bear.
A pre-Domesd. name; Barne, Bern. For Siward Bam, the patriot rebel against William Conq. see Saxon Chronicle Ingram, 276.
1. The same as Berners. Dame Juliana Berners, the author of the well-known treatise on sporting and heraldry called the Boke of St. Albans, wrote herself Berns and Barnes. 2. From residence near a barn; say a monastic or manorial barn. Atte Berne is the XIV. cent. orthography. 3. Barnes, a parish in co. Surrey. See however Barn.
A distinguished family of Sotterly, Co. Suffolk, England. Bearn, local, a city in France. Barnyz, Cornish-British, a judge.
Barnes. —An ancient name of pre - Domesday times. Its wide area of distribution includes two principal homes; one in the south of England in the contiguous counties of Dorset, Hants, and Wilts, the other in the north of England in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire.
Barn Demographics
Barn Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Barn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barn (Arabic: بارن, Bengali: বর্ন, Hindi: बर्न, Marathi: बरन, Russian: Барн) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Bärn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barn? popularity and diffusion
The surname Barn is the 313,233rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,072,955 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Barn reside; 26 percent reside in North America and 25 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 298,585th most common first name worldwide, borne by 757 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 1,917,772. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 16 percent live, New Jersey, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 66 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Colombia, where 11 percent live.
Barn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barn last name increased 106 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Barn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Barn surname is predominantly Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
The amount Barn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $51,009 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barn in the Marathi language | ||
| बरन | barana | - |
| Barn in the Bengali language | ||
| বর্ন | barna | 72.09 |
| বর্ণ | barna | 27.91 |
| Barn in the Hindi language | ||
| बर्न | barna | 57.14 |
| बरन | barana | 21.43 |
| बार्न | barna | 7.14 |
| बारन | barana | 7.14 |
| बर्ण | barna | 7.14 |
| Barn in the Russian language | ||
| Барн | barn | - |
| Barn in the Arabic language | ||
| بارن | barn | - |
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