How common is the surname Barnard?

20,366 people in the United States had the surname Barnard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,160 Americans. It ranked 1,760th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barnard?

Edward Emerson Barnard, American astronomer and astronomical photographer (1857-1923), followed by Chester Irving Barnard.

Where is the surname Barnard most common?

Wikidata records people named Barnard in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Barnard?

Barnard is /ˈbɑɹnɑɹd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Barnard getting more or less common?

More common. 19,517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,366 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Barnard also a first name?

Yes. Barnard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Barnard

A German patronymic surname, carried by 20,366 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɑɹnɑɹd/ 2 syllables Soundex B656 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barnard is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

German origin

English, Dutch, and French surname, variant of Bernard. This sense is also found in Slavic borrowings (Polish, Slovenian, Czech). Also Americanized from German Bernhard, Bernhardt, of the same meaning.

Barnard is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,366 people named Barnard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,160 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,517.

#1,760

rank among US surnames

20,366

people in 2010

6.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,681)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,751	Thomason	20,478	15,077
#1,752	Sapp	20,448	15,099
#1,753	Tripp	20,434	15,109
#1,754	Galvez	20,425	15,116
#1,755	Eubanks	20,424	15,117
#1,756	Hilliard	20,377	15,152
#1,757	Crocker	20,370	15,157

Who is named Barnard

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Barnard identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barnards

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Emerson Barnard
American astronomer and astronomical photographer (1857-1923)
Chester Irving Barnard
American businessman (1886–1961)
Arthur Barnard
American hurdler (1929–2018)
Neal D. Barnard
American physician, author, and clinical researcher, born 1953
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard
American academic administrator (1809–1889)
Henry Barnard
American educationalist (1811–1900)
George N. Barnard
American photographer (1819–1902)
George Grey Barnard
American sculptor (1863–1938)
Elisa Barnard
Australian female archer, born 1993
Isaac D. Barnard
American politician (1791-1834)
Fred Barnard
British artist (1846-1896)

Notable Barnards come mostly from the United States (9), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barnard

Barnard has the Soundex code B656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B656.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Barnard come from?: English, Dutch, and French surname, variant of Bernard. This sense is also found in Slavic borrowings (Polish, Slovenian, Czech). Also Americanized from German Bernhard, Bernhardt, of the same meaning.
How common is the surname Barnard?: 20,366 people in the United States had the surname Barnard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,160 Americans. It ranked 1,760th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barnard?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Barnard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Barnard?: Edward Emerson Barnard, American astronomer and astronomical photographer (1857-1923), followed by Chester Irving Barnard.
Where is the surname Barnard most common?: Wikidata records people named Barnard in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Barnard?: Barnard is /ˈbɑɹnɑɹd/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Barnard?: Barnard is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Barnard getting more or less common?: More common. 19,517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,366 in 2010, up 4.4%.
Is Barnard also a first name?: Yes. Barnard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.