Barten Surname

100,839th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Barten Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the barton,' literally the barley-croft; Anglo-Saxon bere, barley, and tun, an enclosure. Afterwards' barton' got the secondary sense of a courtyard.

William de la Berton, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Barten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,1491:7,858961
Germany1,1791:68,2838,739
United States8841:410,02135,697
Canada1291:285,62526,641
England661:844,21344,691
Luxembourg521:11,1641,923
Australia431:627,80744,139
France281:2,372,240182,981
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4501:111,59711,091

Barten (165) may also be a first name.

Barten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the barton,' literally the barley-croft; Anglo-Saxon bere, barley, and tun, an enclosure. Afterwards' barton' got the secondary sense of a courtyard.

William de la Berton, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de la Berton, Kent, ibid.

Reginald de la Berton, Gloucestershire, ibid.

(a) Local, 'of Barton.' There are twenty-six parishes so called in Crockford. The origin is the same as (1), with this difference, that 'barton,' the single enclosure, had already grown into Barton, the hamlet or town.

Adam de Berton, Cambridgeshire, so Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

John de Berton, Kent, ibid.

Richard de Bertone. Huntingdonshire, ibid.

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

Chalmers (Dunfermline, II, p. 307) says that Bartons from Yorkshire came to Scotland after a contest with Edward 111, but persons of the name are in Scottish record at an earlier date. Thomas de Bartone of Ayrshire rendered homage in 1296 and had his lands restored to him (Bain, II, p. 214,219). Adam de Bartone of Berwickshire also rendered homage (ibid,, p. 206). John de Bertoun was juror on an inquisition at Lanark, 1432 (RAA., II, 65). Robert Barton of Ovirberntoun or Over Barton married the daughter of Moubray of Barnbougle Castle, and was allowed to assume the name of Moubray by Act of Parliament, 10 May, 1527 (APS., II, p. 320). Chalmers (op. cit., p. 456) says other Bartons changed their name to Stedman. William Bartane in Queensferry was charged with assault, 1628 (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 423), and Adam Bartane was merchant burgess in Edinburgh, 1647 (Inquis., 3360). Robert Bartane of Risk signed the Test in 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X. p. 227). The death of Sir Andrew Barton, naval commander to James IV is described in an old ballad. In the Erl inburgh Marriage Records the name occurs as Bartane, Barten, and Bartoun. Bertane 1550, Berton 1529.

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

The Gazetteer gives thirty-seven parishes, towns, and places so called in various counties of England. In the W. of England the demesnes of a manor or any considerable homestead are called bartons.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Local. From a town in Lincolnshire, England; a corn town, or barley village, from bere, barley, and ton, an inclosure, a house, a village. Barton, a curtilage. In Devonshire, it is applied to any freehold estate not possessed of manorial privileges.

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

Barten Last Name Facts

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

Barten (Russian: Бартен, Tibetan: འབར་བསྟན།) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Barten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 100,839th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,556,503 people. The surname Barten occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Barten reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 712,876th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 165 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,149 people, or 1 in 7,858. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 31 percent are found, Gelderland, where 23 percent are found and South Holland, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The Netherlands it occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Barten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Barten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Barten surname grew 196 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barten Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Barten last name is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Barten surname are 16.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.24% registered with the party.

The amount Barten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.66% less than the national average, earning 226,118 kr per year; in Peru they earn 44.29% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,800 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning R 229,164 per year; in United States they earn 7.25% less than the national average, earning $40,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $53,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barthen92798/
Baerten92350/
Bartoen929/
Barteng926/
Bartien924/
Bartenc922/
Baarten921/
Barteen921/
Bartaen921/
Bartten920/
Bartn913/
Barttent861/
Bartin831,964/
Berten831,473/
Borten83199/
Warten83125/
Bartyn8335/
Bartnk836/
Bartem834/
Bartın831/
Varten830/
Bartenova8010/
Barėtienė804/
Warthen772,151/
Beerten771,125/
Bartina77431/
Borthen77232/
Bartuin77140/
Bartyna77103/
Bertoen7748/
Vaarten7732/
Berthen7730/
Bertien7726/
Bartijn7724/
Barting7724/
Bartinc7714/
Wharten7713/
Barthin779/
Berteen775/
Barttin774/
Bartink774/
Bartion772/
Varthen772/
Vartien771/
Borteen771/
Warhten771/
Wartten771/
Baurtin771/
Wearten771/
Wartien771/
Boorten771/
Beurten771/
Bhartin771/
Baertin771/
Bourten771/
Warteen770/
Wartehn770/
Batrtin770/
Bertten770/
Borrten770/
Beartin770/
Barttem770/
Bertn7311/
Vartn733/
Boertien71878/
Wardthen7110/
Barrtink714/
Bartnova713/
Bertienė712/
Wharthen711/
Berthien711/
Bartting710/
Wartenck710/
Bertin6767,975/
Wartin67200/
Worten67185/
Bortne67169/
Bortin67159/
Vartin67153/
Wartem6738/
Bartinova6732/
Bartynova6729/
Bertén6719/
Börtin6717/
Bortenova677/
Vartyn676/
Bortyn675/
Vartenova674/
Varthn673/
Berthn672/
Bertìn671/
Borteń671/
Bertýn671/
Whartn671/
Vartem671/
Wartén671/
Bortem671/
Vorten670/
Bartim670/
Houharten670/

Barten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barten in the Tibetan language
འབར་བསྟན།barten-
Barten in the Russian language
Бартенbarten-

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Barten Reference & Research

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Barton FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Barton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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