Barnaby Surname

80,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Barnaby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnby,' which see, compare Greenaway for Greenway, or Ottaway for Ottway, or Hathaway for Hathway. No connexion with the later Barnaby used familiarly for Barnabas.

1524. Thomas Barnaby and Margaret Wallop: Marriage Lic.

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Barnaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6701:135,75214,216
Jamaica1,1681:2,457385
England8891:62,6757,372
Canada6121:60,2057,093
Nigeria1641:1,080,13944,870
Australia1521:177,60318,018
New Zealand1331:34,0485,884
Wales861:35,9833,576
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Panama171:230,1336,157
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liberia51:881,70733,815
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5711:42,6895,371
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4591:109,40910,910

Barnaby (3,823) may also be a first name.

Barnaby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnby,' which see, compare Greenaway for Greenway, or Ottaway for Ottway, or Hathaway for Hathway. No connexion with the later Barnaby used familiarly for Barnabas.

1524. Thomas Barnaby and Margaret Wallop: Marriage Lic. (London).

'534- John Barnabe and Catherine Bonham: ibid.

1621. Eustace Barneby, or Barnaby: Register of the University of Oxford.

1665. Buried — John Barnabee: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1756. Married — John Barnaby and Elizabeth' Tree: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 for Barnby, q.v.

2 a late form of Barnabas, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Barnaby (Beornwald’s homestead), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A nickname of Barnabas.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Barnby; a location name in Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Barnaby Last Name Facts

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

Barnaby occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnaby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 80,997th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,213,580 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Barnaby reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 113,656th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 3,823 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,670 people, or 1 in 135,752. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 14 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 19 percent reside and England, where 15 percent reside.

Barnaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barnaby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barnaby last name expanded 582 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 538 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 433 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Barnaby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Barnaby surname are 3.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barnaby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 235.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 64,984 per year; in United States they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning $45,187 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.43% less than the national average, earning $41,024 CAD per year.

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Barnaby Reference & Research

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