# Barnett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/barnett/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 95,681 |
| US rank (2010) | 324 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,227 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (92,287 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barnett in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Barnett in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Cyprus.

## People named Barnett

- Josh Barnett, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
- Dick Barnett, American basketball player (born 1936)
- Vince Barnett, actor (1902-1977)
- Samuel Barnett, British actor
- Charlie Barnett, American actor and comedian (1954-1996)
- Charlie Barnett, American actor
- Jacob Barnett, American child prodigy
- Steven Barnett, Australian diver
- John Barnett, Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer (1880–1918)
- Samuel Jackson Barnett, American physicist (1873-1956)
- Etta Moten Barnett, American singer, actress, and activist (1901–2004)
- Steven Barnett, American water polo player and coach

and 11 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Burnett, Burnette, Brant, Barnette, Brent, Brunette, Brunet, Brunetti, Barrientos, Barrientes, Barrentine, Barrantes.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.