Barnes Surname

1,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418,574 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Barnes 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.

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Barnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States280,4911:1,29289
England61,2881:90987
Australia26,0011:1,03898
Canada13,6221:2,705335
South Africa8,2081:6,601849
Jamaica4,6431:618111
New Zealand3,2031:1,414161
Scotland2,2151:2,417447
Israel2,1941:3,900547
Wales2,1311:1,452136
Spain1,7511:26,7002,759
Ireland1,3981:3,368604
Philippines1,3621:74,33112,842
Argentina1,2821:33,3412,780
Thailand9641:73,2769,617
Northern Ireland8711:2,118439
France6311:105,26615,558
Antigua and Barbuda3691:26940
Germany3601:223,62625,044
India3591:2,136,67271,805
Vanuatu3541:744168
Liberia2791:15,8011,648
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Brazil2431:880,96431,711
Panama2271:17,2351,223
Cayman Islands2211:28947
Bahrain1911:7,0611,301
Guyana1871:4,076729
Ghana1771:152,65911,372
Netherlands1761:95,95015,676
Indonesia1701:777,93659,310
Barbados1481:1,942364
Singapore1411:39,0621,450
Trinidad and Tobago1171:11,6581,590
Mexico1151:1,079,35813,690
Zimbabwe1011:152,85419,365
Japan981:1,304,53422,820
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Jersey851:1,167157
Sweden821:120,0828,566
Guernsey811:796128
Denmark751:75,2637,389
Belgium661:174,19223,583
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Luxembourg621:9,3641,516
Russia611:2,362,673139,353
Italy581:1,054,42671,176
Isle of Man511:1,683305
Malaysia511:578,31828,229
Saint Barthelemy511:18927
United States Virgin Islands511:2,164377
Ecuador461:345,7799,453
Guam451:3,558455
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Costa Rica441:108,6381,781
Colombia421:1,137,4789,713
Chile391:451,70411,842
Gibraltar351:970205
Hong Kong341:215,7503,004
Norway321:160,69619,635
British Virgin Islands301:1,053167
China301:45,577,3862,472
Malta301:14,342837
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Botswana281:78,10513,263
Finland281:196,31116,703
United Arab Emirates271:339,34322,790
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Puerto Rico241:147,9221,914
Czechia201:531,67354,411
Greece191:583,14770,237
Saint Kitts and Nevis171:3,247437
Bermuda151:4,352690
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Afghanistan121:2,679,43217,028
Cuba121:960,2266,464
Sudan111:3,410,0185,790
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Oman81:460,9965,668
Sri Lanka81:2,601,07012,081
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Montserrat71:707123
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Falkland Islands61:522125
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Bahamas51:78,350887
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Nepal41:7,120,23914,461
Paraguay41:1,809,18612,346
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Macau31:200,543803
Mozambique31:9,087,1907,315
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Belize21:177,7373,502
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Laos21:3,294,1621,900
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tonga11:107,313791
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8361:5,299886
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England35,2001:69268
Scotland4721:7,9311,090
Wales4201:3,734255
Guernsey291:1,126198
Jersey251:2,075348
Isle of Man61:9,045877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States47,2491:1,06383

The alternate forms: Barnés (39), Barnès (4) & Barneş (1) are calculated separately.

Barnes (1,927) may also be a first name.

Barnes 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.

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

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).

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

1 pl. (local) and genit. (pers.) of Barn(e, q.v. Barnes in Surrey occurs as Barne in Domesday Book.

Biholde ye the foulis of the eir, for thei sowen not, nether repen, nether gaderen [gather] in to bernes.— Wiclif (1380), Math. vi. 26.

Beholde the foules of the ayer, for they sowe not, nether reepe, nor yet cary in to the barnes.— Tyndale (1534) do.

2 a corruption form of Berners, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This English name is used as a synonym of Barron, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, Scottish) Dweller near the barn, or grain storage building; the bairn or child, often a young person of a prominent family; descendant of Beorn (nobleman); one who came from Barnes in Surrey and Aberdeenshire; (descendant of Barn, a pet form of Barnabas (son of prophecy).

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A distinguished family of Sotterly, Co. Suffolk, England. Bearn, local, a city in France. Barnyz, Cornish-British, a judge.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Armorially identified as a form of Berners, from Bernieres, near Falaise. Hugo de Bernieres had estates in Essex and Middlesex, 1086 (Domesd.). In 1165 Ralph de Bernieres held six knights’ fees, and Richard de B. seven. The Barons Berners descended from this family.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Surrey.

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

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

Barnés, as well as Barné, are Catalan surnames coming from a Germanic first name, Berinher.

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Barnes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barnes (Arabic: بارنز, Hindi: ब्रान्र्स, Marathi: बारनेस, Russian: Барнес) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Barnés, Barnès or Barneş. Click here to see other potential spellings of Barnes.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,277th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,410 people. The surname Barnes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Barnes reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Barnes is also the 172,896th most widely held given name globally, held by 1,927 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 280,491 people, or 1 in 1,292. In The United States Barnes is most prevalent in: Texas, where 8 percent live, Georgia, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 157 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Barnes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barnes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barnes last name rose 594 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 469 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 507 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Barnes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (44%) in Ireland.

In The United States Barnes are 10.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barnes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.75% less than the national average, earning 291,579 kr per year; in Peru they earn 57.77% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,186 per year; in South Africa they earn 46.57% more than the national average, earning R 348,312 per year; in Colombia they earn 46.93% less than the national average, earning $12,047,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $41,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $50,965 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barnés9439/
Barnès944/
Barneş941/
Barness92326/
Barnies92141/
Bearnes9257/
Barnese9256/
Barnets9233/
Baarnes9231/
Bargnes9224/
Barneys9210/
Baurnes929/
Bairnes928/
Barnest927/
Barnees926/
Barrnes926/
Barnesh925/
Barneis924/
Barnnes924/
Bahrnes923/
Barnesd921/
Barnesc921/
Barnesr920/
Barneas920/
Barnesj920/
Basrnes920/
Barne912,597/
Bahrnesh862,093/
Barennes86388/
Barnease8611/
Barnetts869/
Barrness866/
Barnesse863/
D'Barnes863/
Barneiss861/
Barnness861/
Bargnese861/
Barhness860/
Barnesxz860/
Barney8325,092/
Barner838,191/
Bharne836,212/
Warnes834,775/
Barnet834,712/
Bernes832,201/
Bornes832,191/
Varnes831,963/
Barnie831,864/
Barnea831,205/
Bearne83702/
Barned83567/
Barnez83108/
Barnis8351/
Barnec8337/
Barneh8334/
Barnee8329/
Barnei8319/
Barnge8315/
Baurne8314/
Barneu8310/
Barnex834/
Barnøe834/
Bargne833/
Bairne832/
Barnne832/
Baarne832/
Barnje831/
Bahrne831/
Barrne831/
Uarnes831/
Barhne831/
Bayrne830/
Barnesová804/
Barrinnes801/
Baharnesh801/
Barnett77182,563/
Bernesh772,738/
Barnieh771,005/
Barnish77784/
Bournes77744/
Beirnes77489/
Barneix77310/
Barnech77283/
Barenne77190/
Berneis77187/
Behrnes77135/
Borneas77131/
Warness77102/
Varness77100/
Hvarnes7773/
Bairner7764/
Borgnes7755/
Barnice7748/
Borneis7748/
Barnedt7745/
Bernies7742/
Berness7740/
Barnnie7738/
Warneys7735/
Barrner7734/
Warnies7728/
Barrnet7722/
Barniea7722/
Varnese7721/
Wearnes7721/
Barnner7721/
Borness7719/
Barnece7717/
Bargney7716/
Barnetz7716/
Barrnäs7711/
Barnnet7710/
Berneus779/
Varnest779/
Barneah776/
Bargner776/
Vaarnes776/
Barneer773/
Baurnet773/
Boernes773/
Varnnes773/
Borneus773/
Barnais772/
Barneey772/
Barnerr772/
Barnios772/
Huarnes772/
Berhnes772/
Barinne772/
Bearner772/
Bearnez772/
Åbornes772/
Bernnes772/
Barnays772/
Barneha772/
Barnysz772/
Varneis772/
Barniss771/
Buirnes771/
Basrney771/
Bearned771/
Barneet771/
Barneyt771/
Barnney771/
Bernees771/
Baharne771/
Varneus771/
Bornest771/
Boornes771/
Varnies771/
Wuarnes771/
Bornese771/
Bornies771/
Bahrner771/
Barneih771/
Barnjje771/
Barne'a771/
Barzneh771/
Bearney770/
Bearnis770/
Barrney770/
Baurner770/
Barnuys770/
Berrnes770/
Barhnet770/
Baurney770/
Barnise770/
Bharney770/
Bearnet770/
Barnnez770/
Bairney770/
Barna7334,956/
Barni7311,135/
Borne7310,305/
Varne731,825/
Barny731,006/
Barnh7335/
Barné734/
Barnă734/
Barnê732/
Barná731/
Varennes71976/
Barneche71837/
Beirness7188/
Barrnett7167/
Barnetch7165/
Bearnais7161/
Barniche7138/
Barnnett7132/
Baharneh7130/
Barneich7128/
Hvarness7118/
Barneetz7111/
Barrenne718/
Hbarnett717/
Barnisch716/
Vargnese715/
Barnèche713/
Bourneus712/
Barnettt712/
Behrness711/
Bearnett711/
Bearnish711/
Barneett711/
Baarneet711/
Varnesse711/
Vearnese711/
Barionne711/
Bornesse711/
Bernesch711/
Bernie's711/
Baurenne711/
Baringne711/
Barnhuis711/
Varnhese711/
Bargneth711/
Barnaish710/
Bearnice710/
Bourness710/
Bairnett710/
Barnisse710/
Barnidse710/
Varnness710/
Barinner710/
Baarnett710/
Bourne6740,303/
Varney6726,615/
Beirne676,445/
Borner673,724/
Bornea673,250/
Bornet672,981/
Bernis671,850/
Borgne671,307/
Barnay671,199/
Warnis67965/
Barnetche67751/
Barnai67555/
Warnez67538/
Borney67483/
Bernez67348/
Wornes67204/
Bornez67170/
Varnis67153/
Beurne67151/
Vornes67148/
Borneh67146/
Barnic67114/
Boorne6790/
Beyrne6780/
Barnoy6761/
Barnit6755/
Barnoi6749/
Bharni6742/
Berneš6740/
Bornis6739/
Barnij6734/
Barnna6730/
Vaarne6727/
Bornäs6722/
Bornee6721/
Berneisch6719/
Barnix6717/
Barnaj6717/
Bornie6716/
Warnex6715/
Bernés6715/
Varnäs6713/
Barnuj6713/
Varnei6712/
Bernès6712/
Baurienne6712/
Barnio6711/
Barnyi6711/
Bornei6710/
Uarnis679/
Barnaa679/
Barnyt679/
Bahrni678/
Varnys675/
Bornex675/
Bárnet675/
Borned674/
Bornec674/
Bharna673/
Barnid673/
Barnni673/
Barniz673/
Barrna673/
Barrné673/
Buorne672/
Varnez672/
Barrni672/
Vharne672/
Barnaiche672/
Varnea672/
Varnex672/
Borneu672/
Bórnea672/
Berneś672/
Bornne672/
Barnyś672/
Borrne672/
Bearny671/
Barniy671/
Baarni671/
Barnha671/
Barnui671/
Barrionne671/
Barhni671/
Bhorne671/
Uornes671/
Barnny671/
Varnee671/
Barnyo671/
Uarnez671/
Värnes671/
Bârnea671/
Bärnäs671/
Bearna671/
Barrinner671/
Barhny671/
Barneiche671/
Barnuy671/
Bargni671/
Barnih671/
Baurni671/
Barngeezh671/
Boyrne670/
Bharny670/
Barrny670/
Barnip670/

Barnes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barnes in the Hindi language
ब्रान्र्सbranrsa66.67
र्बान्सrbansa33.33
Barnes in the Marathi language
बारनेसbaranesa25.56
बानसbanasa22.22
बानर्सbanarsa12.22
बान्सbansa11.11
बरनेसbaranesa6.67
बनसbanasa6.67
बारनसbaranasa3.33
बारिनसbarinasa3.33
बनर्सbanarsa3.33
बारबेbarabe2.22
बारन्सbaransa1.11
बांसbansa1.11
बॉनर्सbonarsa1.11
Barnes in the Russian language
Барнесbarnes-
Barnes in the Arabic language
بارنزbarnz-
بارنسbarns-

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