Barns Surname
Approximately 4,629 people bear this surname
Barns 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.
Read More About This SurnameBarns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,427 | 1:149,344 | 15,384 |
| Australia | 729 | 1:37,031 | 4,863 |
| England | 575 | 1:96,901 | 10,286 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| New Zealand | 142 | 1:31,890 | 5,546 |
| South Africa | 101 | 1:536,413 | 42,583 |
| Canada | 95 | 1:387,848 | 34,448 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Wales | 21 | 1:147,359 | 10,403 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 100 | 1:44,299 | 3,914 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,736 | 1:14,041 | 2,101 |
| Scotland | 192 | 1:19,496 | 1,968 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:49,013 | 2,509 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,006 | 1:8,361 | 1,080 |
Barns (76) may also be a first name.
Barns 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.
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).
= Barnes, q.v.
(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).
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.
A distinguished family of Sotterly, Co. Suffolk, England. Bearn, local, a city in France. Barnyz, Cornish-British, a judge.
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.
Barns Demographics
Barns Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Barns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barns Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Barns is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barns? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 101,923rd most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,574,324 people. The surname Barns is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Barns live; 50 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently held given name at a global level. It is borne by 76 people.
The last name Barns is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,427 people, or 1 in 149,344. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.
Barns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Barns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barns last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Barns Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (61%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Barns surname are 14.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Barns earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 31.61% less than the national average, earning R 162,516 per year; in United States they earn 15.49% less than the national average, earning $36,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $47,114 CAD per year.
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