Barnhill Surname

41,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,435 people bear this surname

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

Barnhill Surname Definition:

Of local origin from a small place of the name, perhaps Barnhill near Patna, Ayrshire. A charm was given to Rebecca Barnhill for her son's sake, 1650 (Pollok, I, p. 354).

Barnhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,9821:30,2503,765
Canada1881:195,98719,219
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
Australia581:465,44335,949
England571:977,51048,999
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Guam11:160,1214,893
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland241:155,9676,425
England41:6,093,842135,151
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7961:27,9613,431

Barnhill (22) may also be a first name.

Barnhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from a small place of the name, perhaps Barnhill near Patna, Ayrshire. A charm was given to Rebecca Barnhill for her son's sake, 1650 (Pollok, I, p. 354).

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

(English) One who came from Barnhill (Beorn's hill), in Yorkshire.

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

Barnhill Last Name Facts

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

Barnhill is found most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Barnhill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnhill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Barnhill is the 41,990th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 586,051 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Barnhill reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name Barnhill is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 11,982 people, or 1 in 30,250. In The United States Barnhill is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent live and New Zealand, where 1 percent live.

Barnhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barnhill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Barnhill last name increased 667 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,425 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnhill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Barnhill last name is chiefly Presbyterian (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Barnhill last name are 14.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Barnhill earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.58% less than the national average, earning $45,418 CAD per year.

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