Barnfather Surname

360,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Barnfather 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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Barnfather Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6901:80,7518,967
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Wales101:309,45316,869
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4311:56,5556,700
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Barnfather 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

(English or Scandinavian) the Bairn- Father. [v. under Barn2, and + Old English fæder= Old Norse faðir: note the specific Old Norse barnfaðir, ‘a child’s alleged father’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Barnfather Last Name Facts

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

Barnfather occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnfather? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 360,039th most common last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,244,081 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Barnfather are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Barnfather is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 690 people, or 1 in 80,751. In England it is mostly found in: Durham, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Beside England it exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Barnfather Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barnfather has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Barnfather surname increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnfather Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Methodist (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Barnfather last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barnfather earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.75% more than the national average, earning R 429,540 per year; in United States they earn 17.65% more than the national average, earning $50,764 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.92% more than the national average, earning $59,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bairnfather954/
Barnfeather950/
Barnfathr950/
Bornfather901/
Brownfeather824/

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