Barney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barney family

Profession Census Frequency
School 108
Assisting In The Business 10
Private Means 9
Bricklayer 9
General Servant (domestic) 6
Carpenter 5
Labourer 5
Scholar 5
Farm Labourer 5
House Painter 4
Carman 4
Clerk 4
Cook (domestic) 4
No Occupation 4
Housemaid (domestic) 4
None 4
At Home 3
Charwoman 3
Dress Maker 3
Domestic Servant 3
Agriculture Labourer 3
Bricklayer Labourer 3
Chinney Sweeper 3
Helper Blacksmith 3
House Keeper 3

Barney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barney 100% 5,892
2 Burney 83% 3,848
3 Berney 83% 1,111
4 Brunyee 43% 657
5 Birney 83% 428
6 Braney 67% 304
7 Briney 67% 251
8 Borney 83% 136
9 Berny 67% 103

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The surname Barney is the most popular version of all its varients

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