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	10
Berkshire	0
Cambridgeshire	1
Channel Islands	0
Cheshire	16
Cornwall	10
Cumberland	6
Derbyshire	11
Devon	10
Dorset	0

Durham	9
Essex	5
Gloucestershire	3
Hampshire	9
Herefordshire	3
Hertfordshire	2
Huntingdonshire	0
Isle of Man	0
Kent	8
Lancashire	25
Leicestershire	8

Lincolnshire	1
London	7
Middlesex	6
Northumberland	14
Norfolk	1
Northamptonshire	0
Nottinghamshire	8
Oxfordshire	2
Rutland	0
Shropshire	2
Suffolk	0

Somerset	1
Surrey	1
Sussex	5
Staffordshire	5
Warwickshire	11
Westmorland	0
Wiltshire	0
Worcestershire	5
Yorkshire	20

Wales

Anglesey	0
Brecknockshire	0
Cardiganshire	0
Carnarvonshire	1

Carmarthenshire	0
Denbighshire	0
Flintshire	1
Glamorgan	9

Merionethshire	0
Montgomeryshire	0
Monmouthshire	5
Pembrokeshire	0

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Barn Surname Statistics

Top Professions for the Barn family

Profession	Census Frequency
Scholar	32
Agricultural Labourer	12
House Servant	5
General Servant	3
Domestic Servant	3
Railway Labourer	3
Labourer	3
Gardener	2
Joiner	2
Silk Weaver	2
House Maid	2
Excavator	2
Groom	2
House Keeper	2
Laundress	2
Carpenter	2
Cotton Power Loom Weaver	2
Miller	2
Starking Weaver	2
Nil	2
Aunt Of The Above Mary Wray	1
Builder Employing 2 Men	1
Housemaid	1
Leather Japanner	1
Lodger Formerly Cattle Dealer	1

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

Did you know?

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