Barnstable Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Barnstable Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnstaple,' a port, market town, and parish in Devon; v. Bastable.

Barnstable Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Canada521:708,56956,910
England511:1,092,51152,584
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Wales71:442,07621,198
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Barnstable Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnstaple,' a port, market town, and parish in Devon; v. Bastable.

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

Barnstable Last Name Facts

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

The last name Barnstable is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnstable? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 757,040th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,279,222 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Barnstable reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 237 people, or 1 in 1,529,363. In The United States it is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 16 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Barnstable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barnstable has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barnstable last name expanded 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 28 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnstable Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barnstable surname are 17.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.83% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barnstable earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning $42,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $51,755 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barnestable951/
Barnstaple9085/
Barnstuble9012/
Barnestble900/
Bronstabile860/
Branistebl702/
Bronstopl631/
Pranstibel608/

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