Barnum Surname

58,337th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Barnum Surname Definition:

For Barnham, q.v.

Barnum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2381:43,9985,392
Canada2221:165,97116,704
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines651:1,733351
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Australia271:999,84158,390
England261:2,143,00282,017
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6521:18,9362,407

Barnum (61) may also be a first name.

Barnum Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Barnham, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Variant of Barham, q.v.

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

Local. A corruption of Bearnham, the town in the wood or hill. Bern, in the Swiss language, signifies a bear. This family was originally of Southwick, County Hants, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Barnum Last Name Facts

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

Barnum is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnum? popularity and diffusion

Barnum is the 58,337th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 840,741 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Barnum live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Barnum is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 61 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 8,238 people, or 1 in 43,998. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, where 1 percent live.

Barnum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barnum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Barnum last name increased 311 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnum Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Barnum surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Barnum last name are 13.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Barnum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $46,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barnumn921/
Barnnum920/
Barrnum920/
Barnhum920/
Varnum832,454/
Bernum8351/
Barnom8337/
Barnun8310/
Bornum835/
Warnum831/
Barnung7738/
Varnnum778/
Bernoum773/
Barnoun773/
Barnund773/
Barnhom771/
Barnaun770/
Varnaum770/
Barnuin770/
Bernhaum710/
Wornum67226/
Varnom67126/
Barnhusen6798/
Barnon6710/
Varnun6710/
Barnuttin671/
Vornum671/
Warnom670/
Barnhausen637/
Bornhausem631/
Hvornum6264/
Barnoon6223/
Bornung624/
Bornaun622/
Barnnon622/
Bearnon621/
Worneum621/
Warnhom621/
Barnoonn572/
Bournoun571/
Barnhoon571/
Bornhausen50561/
Wornom50203/
Bornon5045/
Vornom500/

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