Barnwell Surname

56,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Barnwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnwell,' two parishes in Northamptonshire. Barnwall is an American variant.

William de Bernwell, vicar of Frethorp, Norfolk, 1307: History of Norfolk.

John Bernevyle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Barnwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3021:57,5156,827
England1,1221:49,6606,171
Australia2941:91,82210,515
Guyana2661:2,865529
Canada2411:152,88615,553
Ireland1961:24,0252,310
South Africa1871:289,72028,200
Trinidad and Tobago841:16,2382,024
Scotland571:93,9276,548
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines571:1,976386
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Wales211:147,35910,403
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Barbados81:35,9311,672
Denmark71:806,38843,211
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
France61:11,070,454349,096
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Montserrat41:1,237187
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominica11:75,891912
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1301:34,0763,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5771:42,2455,319
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2051:41,6754,877

Barnwell (113) may also be a first name.

Barnwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Barnwell,' two parishes in Northamptonshire. Barnwall is an American variant.

William de Bernwell, vicar of Frethorp, Norfolk, 1307: History of Norfolk.

John Bernevyle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert de Barnevile, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1593-4. Robert Barnwell, St. Mary Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1598. Tristram Slader and Elizabeth Sparrowe. Attested by Richard Barnewell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1778. Married — Robert Barnewall and Ann Hervey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname, of English origin, seems not to have flourished in Scotland. About 1165 Roger de Barneuile witnessed a grant by Serlo, clericus regis, to the Abbey of Kelso (Kelso, 216). Adam de Berneuile witnessed the resignation of Roger, rector of Ellesdene, in 1228 (ibid., 330). Christopher Barnwell appears in Edinburgh in 1665 (Edinb. Marr.). Bardsley says the name is from Barnwall in Northamptonshire.

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

Parishes in cos. Cambridge and Northampton. See Barnewall.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From the old English Bearne, a wood, and veld, a field.

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

A location name in Ayr. Or Barneville, Normandy.

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

Barnwell Last Name Facts

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

Barnwell occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnwell? popularity and diffusion

Barnwell is the 56,408th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 810,538 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Barnwell live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America. Barnwell is also the 881,625th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 113 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,302 people, or 1 in 57,515. In The United States Barnwell is primarily found in: Georgia, where 14 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and South Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Barnwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barnwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barnwell surname increased 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 151 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Barnwell last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Barnwell last name are 20.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.15% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barnwell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.38% more than the national average, earning R 326,460 per year; in United States they earn 3.74% less than the national average, earning $41,534 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $56,855 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barnwel931/
Bornwell88435/
Varnwell883/
Barnwill883/
Bernwell882/
Barenwll881/
Barnwele880/
Barnwl863/
Bornwelle821/
Borenwell820/
Bornwel804/
Baarnwl801/
Barnbill750/
Bournwill711/
Barmbel672/
Varnvl571/
Bernuil5388/
Bormbel531/

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