Barnham Surname

398,612th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 883 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Barnham Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Barnham = 1 the Barn-Land. [Old English bern + ham(m] 2 Beorn(a)’s Home. [Old English beorn = warrior; hám, home, estate]

Barnham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4421:126,05912,608
Australia3241:83,3209,655
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Wales161:193,40812,484
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:102,85010,316
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:248,60720,632

Barnham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Barnham = 1 the Barn-Land. [Old English bern + ham(m] 2 Beorn(a)’s Home. [Old English beorn = warrior; hám, home, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in Sussex, Suffolk, and Norfolk. Barnum is a corruption of it.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Barnham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barnham (Arabic: بارنهام, Marathi: बारन्हम) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 398,612th most frequently used family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,253,166 people. The last name Barnham occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Barnham live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

Barnham is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 442 people, or 1 in 126,059. In England Barnham is most frequent in: Greater London, where 24 percent live, Essex, where 9 percent live and Surrey, where 8 percent live. Excluding England it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 37 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Barnham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barnham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Barnham last name increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 74 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Barnham are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Barnham earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.43% less than the national average, earning $36,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $53,977 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Barnham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barnham in the Marathi language
बारन्हमbaranhama50
बरहमbarahama50
Barnham in the Arabic language
بارنهامbarnham-

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