Barnsley Surname

127,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,573 people bear this surname

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

Barnsley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnsley,' a parish fourteen miles from Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire (a) Local, 'of Barnsley,' a parish in Gloucestershire, four miles from Cirencester. Evidently (a) is the chief parent.

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Barnsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9181:29,0503,921
Australia7831:34,4774,538
Canada2291:160,89816,247
United States2131:1,701,685112,840
Wales1381:22,4242,380
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1521:21,1592,991
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Barnsley (45) may also be a first name.

Barnsley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnsley,' a parish fourteen miles from Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire (a) Local, 'of Barnsley,' a parish in Gloucestershire, four miles from Cirencester. Evidently (a) is the chief parent.

1578. Walter Barnsley, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.

1584. Thomas Barnesley, Oxfordshire: ibid.

1669. Buried — Walter Barnsley: St. Mary Aldermary.

1690. Henry_ Barnsley and Frances Moody: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1767. Married — William Barnsley and Mary Johnson: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Barnsley, the Domesday Berneslai = Beorn’s Lea.

[Old English beorn = warrior; leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Gloucestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dorset, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

(English) The surname Barnsley comes from the name of a town in Yorkshire, between Wakefield, and Sheffield, meaning 'fields by a Barn', or 'fields by a Barley' in Old English.

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Barnsley Last Name Facts

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

Barnsley is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Barnsley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnsley? popularity and diffusion

Barnsley is the 127,047th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,039,615 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Barnsley are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles. Barnsley is also the 1,504,468th most common forename on earth, borne by 45 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,918 people, or 1 in 29,050. In England Barnsley is mostly found in: West Midlands, where 24 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live and Staffordshire, where 6 percent live. Besides England Barnsley exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Barnsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barnsley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 313 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 986 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 427 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnsley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Barnsley surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Barnsley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25% more than the national average, earning R 297,036 per year; in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $48,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barnsly930/
Warnsley88325/
Bernsley8839/
Barnslee880/
Warensley821/
Barnsli801/
Barncle800/
Warnsler755/
Wornsley751/
Bohrnsledt672/
Barncelli592/
Barincelli562/
Barrincelli531/

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