Bartons Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Bartons 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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Bartons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bartons 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

Bartons Last Name Facts

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

Bartons (Russian: Бартонс) is found in Northern Ireland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bartons.

How Common Is The Last Name Bartons? popularity and diffusion

Bartons is the 5,391,485th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Bartons are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in Northern Ireland, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 369,007. In Northern Ireland Bartons is mostly concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Outside of Northern Ireland it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Bartons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bartons has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bartonis931/
Brotons865,002/
Bartens86833/
Bartnes86354/
Bartnis8658/
Bretons8650/
Bartins8624/
Bartnus8620/
Burtons8619/
Bardons8611/
Bartnæs868/
Bartnas867/
Bertons862/
Partons862/
Brutons862/
Bortons861/
Vartons861/
Bartnos861/
Bartyns861/
Bratons860/
Bartonhaas822/
Bartonious821/
Bretones801,963/
Bartness80412/
Partouns80178/
Partoens80131/
Bartánus80109/
Bartenes8082/
Bartanus8044/
Baartnis8023/
Brittons8019/
Bertones8013/
Bartenas8011/
Baartnes8011/
Bardones8010/
Bertonis809/
Bartinus807/
Bartniss806/
Bardonos805/
Partonis804/
Brotones804/
Partonas803/
Burton's802/
Brewtons802/
Brottons802/
Bartines802/
Bortones802/
Barodins802/
Baartens802/
Bertonso802/
Bardonas801/
Bartanos801/
Bartnoss801/
Bretonès801/
Bartoniz801/
Bartinas801/
Bartnaes801/
Bartnuss801/
Bartanas801/
Baartins801/
Baratins801/
Brettons800/
Bartanes800/
Burrtons800/
Bart Younis781/
Burtns772/
Partns770/
Bertonesi758/
Bartenius758/
Bartonezz754/
Bretonnes754/
Bartenese754/
Bartiunas752/
Brettones752/
Bartnhess751/
Barttenes751/
Bertonasi751/
Bardiones751/
Baartness751/
Baartniss751/
Parotonus751/
Berttones751/
Bertonias751/
Bartniess750/
Bartiness750/
Bartaness750/
Bertens711,982/
Bertins71188/
Bardens71107/
Pardons7190/
Bardins7187/
Bordons7182/
Bertans7135/
Børtnes7135/
Brotóns7126/
Bortins7122/
Bertonassi7120/
Bardounias7120/
Bertnes7118/
Brodnos7112/
Barratines7110/
Bråtnäs716/
Bertonasso715/
Brutāns714/
Partins714/
Barotaanas714/
Barrietnos714/
Brodins713/
Vartuns712/
Bortnes712/
Partens712/
Partnes712/
Bardnes712/
Bartums711/
Bertāns711/
Bartnhouse711/
Burtens711/
Brotonz711/
Broughtons711/
Bretins711/
Britins711/
Brito Enes711/
Bourtounis711/
Berratonis711/
Baryatensa711/
Burdons711/
Bardnus711/
Brightones711/
Brito Nusa711/
Wartoms710/
Portons710/
Bridons710/
Purtons710/
Burtnes710/
Bertoniese710/
Brodens710/
Beardns710/
Barteniess710/
Bertonnies710/
Bredons710/
Bratnes710/
Birtens710/
Bartenious710/
Britens710/
Barton-Hughes701/
Barreto Eneas701/
Bordones676,505/
Bardinas672,110/
Bordonos67733/
Bertunes67679/
Burtness67503/
Bardenas67454/
Bardanis67250/
Burdonos67238/
Beertens67178/
Bertness67162/
Bratanis67111/
Borodins6782/
Bortness6760/
Bertanis6737/
Bertenis6732/
Berdones6730/
Bardanos6729/
Bertinus6728/
Beretens6718/
Portones6716/
Bordonis6715/
Bretonez6714/
Beritens6713/
Pardoens6711/
Birtness679/
Bardanes678/
Bardinis678/
Porteons676/
Bertunis676/
Broddnäs676/
Brattnäs676/
Bråtenes676/
Bertanos674/
Bertinas673/
Bartinez673/
Pardones673/
Bertenes673/
Brittens672/
Burdonas672/
Bertines672/
Bardines672/
Pardoëns672/
Pretonus672/
Brottnes672/
Burdonys672/
Burtenss671/
Partanus671/
Bruttonesso671/
Brittnus671/
Bratness671/
Bartenaz671/
Bartenhouse671/
Baradnys671/
Bertanus671/
Bortenes671/
Bertonci671/
Paratins671/
Partines671/
Protonsa671/
Berdonés671/
Burdones671/
Bratenas671/
Bratėnas671/
Bridonas671/
Bridones671/
Bourdons671/
Borodnos671/
Bertinis671/
Bertonez671/
Berteins671/
Bayar Tensi671/
Baradonnasa671/
Bartanaz671/
Baardnes671/
Pertonas671/
Bardenys671/
Bardenes671/
Bardness671/
Baardins671/
Baardnis671/
Brito Anias671/
Brito Nossa671/
Boia Ortins671/
Brattans670/
Parttens670/
Burttens670/
Bertenns670/
Broadons670/
Boardins670/
Bardnuss670/
Bertenas670/
Boardnes670/
Byrtness670/
Worthans533/

Bartons Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bartons in the Russian language
Бартонсbartons-

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Bartons Reference & Research

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