Barten Surname
Approximately 4,682 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBarten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2,149 | 1:7,858 | 961 |
| Germany | 1,179 | 1:68,283 | 8,739 |
| United States | 884 | 1:410,021 | 35,697 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| Luxembourg | 52 | 1:11,164 | 1,923 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 98 | 1:248,728 | 18,134 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 450 | 1:111,597 | 11,091 |
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.
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 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.
(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.
Barten Demographics
Average Barten Salary in
United States
$40,020 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Barten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barten (Russian: Бартен, Tibetan: འབར་བསྟན།) has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Barten click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barten? popularity and diffusion
The surname Barten is the 100,839th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,556,503 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Barten are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Barten is also the 712,876th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 165 people.
It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2,149 people, or 1 in 7,858. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Brabant, where 31 percent reside, Gelderland, where 23 percent reside and South Holland, where 13 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.
Barten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Barten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barten surname rose 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 surname is primarily Catholic (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States Barten are 16.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.24% being 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
Barten Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barten in the Tibetan language | ||
| འབར་བསྟན། | barten | - |
| Barten in the Russian language | ||
| Бартен | barten | - |
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