Barney Surname
Approximately 25,092 people bear this surname
Barney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,891 | 1:17,350 | 2,197 |
| England | 1,489 | 1:37,420 | 4,888 |
| Australia | 881 | 1:30,642 | 4,087 |
| Canada | 629 | 1:58,578 | 6,900 |
| Mexico | 233 | 1:532,730 | 9,312 |
| Liberia | 209 | 1:21,093 | 2,112 |
| South Africa | 93 | 1:582,556 | 44,854 |
| Colombia | 64 | 1:746,470 | 8,210 |
| Philippines | 60 | 1:1,687,304 | 110,517 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:97,342 | 6,721 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Iran | 27 | 1:2,843,797 | 88,363 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Norfolk Island | 3 | 1:765 | 177 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 668 | 1:36,490 | 4,745 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,264 | 1:9,540 | 1,219 |
Barney (24,663) may also be a first name.
Barney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An Irish form of Barnabas, q.v.
(Irish) Descendant of Barney, a pet form of Barnabas (son of prophecy).
1. A parish in Norfolk. 2. A contracted form of Barnabas and of Barnard.
A familiar abbreviation or corruption of Bernard, or Barnard (which see).
Armorially identified with Berney.
A location name in Norfolk.
User-submitted Reference
Bear - possibly a name given to a group of people from a town near or in Germany. The people went on a celebratory hunt at the founding of their new town. The first beast killed would become the name of the town. It was a bear.
- tbarney1Barney, as a Catalan surname, comes from a Germanic first name, Bernehaidis.
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Barney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barney (Arabic: بارني, Hindi: बर्नी, Russian: Барней, Tibetan: འབར་ནེ་) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Barney.
How Common Is The Last Name Barney? popularity and diffusion
Barney is the 21,694th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 290,433 people. The last name Barney is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Barney reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 32,353rd most widespread first name at a global level, held by 24,663 people.
Barney is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 20,891 people, or 1 in 17,350. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Barney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barney last name rose 397 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 393 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Barney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (63%) in Ireland and Maronite (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Barney last name are 17.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.48% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Barney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.55% less than the national average, earning R 162,672 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.1% more than the national average, earning $24,994,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,745 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.84% less than the national average, earning $49,264 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barney in the Hindi language | ||
| बर्नी | barni | - |
| Barney in the Tibetan language | ||
| འབར་ནེ་ | barné | 50 |
| བར་ནི་ | barni | 50 |
| Barney in the Russian language | ||
| Барней | barnej | - |
| Barney in the Arabic language | ||
| بارني | barny | - |
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Barney Reference & Research
Barnett FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Barney FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Barnett FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Barney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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