How common is the surname Barnett?

95,681 people in the United States had the surname Barnett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,227 Americans. It ranked 324th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barnett?

Josh Barnett, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, followed by Dick Barnett.

Where is the surname Barnett most common?

Wikidata records people named Barnett in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Barnett getting more or less common?

More common. 92,287 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 95,681 in 2010, up 3.7%.

Is Barnett also a first name?

Yes. Barnett 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 Barnett

A surname, carried by 95,681 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B653 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). Barnett is more common than 99.8% of them.

Origin

An English surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 95,681 people named Barnett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 3,227 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 92,287.

#324

rank among US surnames

95,681

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #300)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#315	Navarro	99,807	3,093
#316	Figueroa	98,468	3,135
#317	Keller	98,268	3,142
#318	Avila	97,314	3,173
#319	Wade	97,040	3,182
#320	Molina	96,979	3,184
#321	Stanley	96,867	3,187

Who is named Barnett

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

76% of people named Barnett identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barnetts

23 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josh Barnett
American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, born 1977
Dick Barnett
American basketball player (born 1936)
Vince Barnett
Actor (1902-1977)
Samuel Barnett
British actor, born 1980
Charlie Barnett
American actor and comedian (1954-1996)
Charlie Barnett
American actor, born 1988
Jacob Barnett
American child prodigy, born 1998
Steven Barnett
Australian diver, born 1979
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, born 1943

Notable Barnetts come mostly from the United States (16), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barnett

Barnett has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

Questions

How common is the surname Barnett?: 95,681 people in the United States had the surname Barnett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 3,227 Americans. It ranked 324th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barnett?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Barnett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Barnett?: Josh Barnett, American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, followed by Dick Barnett.
Where is the surname Barnett most common?: Wikidata records people named Barnett in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Barnett getting more or less common?: More common. 92,287 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 95,681 in 2010, up 3.7%.
Is Barnett also a first name?: Yes. Barnett 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.