The surname Barnes
A patronymic surname, carried by 218,241 people in the United States.
Pronounced /bɑɹnz/ 1 syllable Soundex B652
Origin
* As an English surname, from the place on the bank of the Thames, derived from the root of the noun barn. * Also as an English surname, variant of Barne, from both a Middle English personal name from Old Norse Bjǫrn and Old English Beorn, and from the noun barn (“child”). Semantically compare Child. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a byname from bior (“spear”). * As a French surname, variant of Bernes, from a short form of a Germanic name derived from Frankish *berō (“bear”), similar to Bernhard. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Parnes, from Yiddish פּרנס (prns), from Hebrew פַּרְנָס (“leader of a Jewish community, provider”).
Barnes is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 218,241 people named Barnes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,415 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 210,426.
Who is named Barnes
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
65% of people named Barnes identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 65%
- Black (not Hispanic) 29%
- Two or more races 2.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Famous Barness
60 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Djuna BarnesAmerican Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982)
- Ben BarnesBritish actor and singer, born 1981
- John BarnesAssociation football player and manager (born 1963)
- Randy BarnesAmerican shot putter, born 1966
- Matt BarnesAmerican basketball player (born 1980)
- Paddy BarnesBoxer, born 1987
- Scottie BarnesAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Chris BarnesAmerican death metal vocalist, born 1966
- Christopher Daniel BarnesAmerican actor and singer, born 1972
- Lee BarnesAmerican athletics competitor, 1906–1970
- Priscilla BarnesAmerican actress (born 1953)
- George BarnesAmerican cinematographer (1892-1953)
Notable Barness come mostly from the United States (45), the United Kingdom (8) and Australia (4).
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Questions
- Where does the surname Barnes come from?
- * As an English surname, from the place on the bank of the Thames, derived from the root of the noun barn. * Also as an English surname, variant of Barne, from both a Middle English personal name from Old Norse Bjǫrn and Old English Beorn, and from the noun barn (“child”). Semantically compare…
- How common is the surname Barnes?
- 218,241 people in the United States had the surname Barnes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,415 Americans. It ranked 110th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Barnes?
- In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Barnes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Barnes?
- Djuna Barnes, American Modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982), followed by Ben Barnes.
- Where is the surname Barnes most common?
- Wikidata records people named Barnes in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.
- How do you pronounce Barnes?
- Barnes is /bɑɹnz/, one syllable.
- What type of surname is Barnes?
- Barnes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Barnes getting more or less common?
- More common. 210,426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 218,241 in 2010, up 3.7%.