Barn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 2
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 11
Channel Islands 3
Cheshire 10
Cornwall 9
Cumberland 7
Derbyshire 8
Devon 25
Dorset 2
Durham 32
Essex 8
Gloucestershire 5
Hampshire 26
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 1
Kent 12
Lancashire 35
Leicestershire 5
Lincolnshire 5
London 39
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 46
Norfolk 9
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 5
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 4
Somerset 11
Surrey 2
Sussex 3
Staffordshire 3
Warwickshire 21
Westmorland 7
Wiltshire 7
Worcestershire 6
Yorkshire 30

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 10
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 4
Monmouthshire 7
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Barn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barn family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 17
Female Servant 16
Independent 11
Labourer 11
Male Servant 8
Shoe Maker 7
Farmer 5
Independant 4
Paper Mill 4
Weaver 4
Dress Maker 4
Silk Weaver 3
Ag Labourer 3
Ribbon Weaver 3
Tailor 2
Mason Journeyman 2
Joiner 2
Collier 2
Cooper 2
Gardener 2
Paper Mill J 2
Ag Lab 2
Shop Keeper 2
Pupil 2
Fisher Man 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Barn

Name Census Frequency
Mary Barn 247
William Barn 207
John Barn 186
Elizabeth Barn 144
Thomas Barn 106
James Barn 100
George Barn 92
Sarah Barn 83
Jane Barn 72
Ann Barn 60
Margaret Barn 59
Joseph Barn 55
Henry Barn 46
Robert Barn 46
Charles Barn 44
Ellen Barn 38
Hannah Barn 38
Annie Barn 32
Frederick Barn 30
Catherine Barn 29
Eliza Barn 29
Alfred Barn 27
Isabella Barn 27
Richard Barn 26
Edward Barn 25

Barn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bourne 50% 39,866
2 Burn 75% 32,363
3 Brain 60% 24,766
4 Baron 80% 22,589
5 Obrien 33% 17,701
6 Brian 40% 12,455
7 Brien 40% 12,036
8 Brine 40% 6,722
9 Bourn 60% 6,046
10 Breen 40% 5,606
11 Burne 60% 5,511
12 Obrian 33% 3,536
13 Braine 50% 3,530
14 Born 75% 3,243
15 Barn 100% 2,880
16 Barne 80% 2,685
17 Bearne 67% 2,586
18 Bran 50% 2,432
19 Borne 60% 2,130
20 Oborne 50% 2,120
21 Brion 40% 2,087
22 Birnie 50% 1,362
23 Broun 40% 1,240
24 Brane 40% 1,126
25 Eborn 60% 1,104
26 Oborn 60% 1,062
27 Braun 60% 1,044
28 Boran 60% 1,005
29 Beran 60% 970
30 Brun 50% 941
31 Bruin 40% 842
32 Auburn 50% 821
33 Boorn 60% 775
34 Brean 40% 734
35 Eburne 50% 709
36 Bearon 67% 610
37 Obern 60% 553
38 Boorne 50% 543
39 Bearn 80% 508
40 Burnie 50% 495
41 Baren 80% 478
42 Broune 33% 376
43 Bern 75% 365
44 Bren 50% 363
45 Broon 40% 336
46 Eaborn 50% 334
47 Beirne 50% 318
48 Breene 33% 309
49 Brin 50% 306
50 Obrine 33% 299
51 Bruen 40% 290
52 Berne 60% 248
53 Buron 60% 236
54 Baurne 67% 224
55 Brone 40% 220
56 Eaborne 43% 214
57 Bron 50% 202
58 Aburn 60% 196
59 Obrion 33% 195
60 Baran 80% 187
61 Barin 80% 180
62 Brune 40% 167
63 Baaran 67% 153
64 Aborn 60% 149
65 Broan 40% 140
66 Eburn 60% 138
67 Broone 33% 135
68 Bernie 50% 134
69 Obrain 50% 132
70 Beron 60% 130
71 Birne 60% 130
72 Biron 60% 129
73 Bruun 40% 126
74 Baurn 80% 122
75 Biren 60% 117
76 Boarne 67% 117
77 Brein 40% 116
78 Burno 60% 116
79 Boron 60% 115
80 Bruno 40% 111
81 Bearan 67% 104

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The surname Barn is the 15th most popular variant of Bourne.

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