Barns Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Barns Name Meaning: Derived from someone who lived or worket at a barn or granary. Alternative meanings could be the son or servant of a 'barne' a term from early Middle Ages for a member of the upper classes.

Middle English occupational name.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barns Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barns family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 403
Agricultural Labourer 58
Labourer 34
Domestic Servant 25
Dress Maker 24
Cotton Weaver 23
General Servant 18
General Labourer 17
Coal Miner 16
House Keeper 15
Servant 12
Annuitant 11
Farm Labourer 11
Laundress 10
Cotton Operative 10
Carpenter 9
Butcher 8
Milliner 8
Charwoman 8
Cook 6
General Servant Domestic 6
Grocer Assistant 6
Joiner 6
Tailor 6
Farm Servant 6

Barns Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barnes 83% 236,315
2 Burns 80% 78,221
3 Barns 100% 19,850
4 Burnes 67% 8,531
5 Barness 71% 2,545
6 Braines 57% 1,230
7 Branes 50% 727
8 Brains 67% 697
9 Bornes 67% 692
10 Bournes 57% 503
11 Brans 60% 499
12 Bruns 60% 461
13 Bourns 67% 456
14 Barons 83% 428
15 Briens 50% 419
16 Bernes 67% 414
17 Bearns 83% 277
18 Brins 60% 277
19 Brines 50% 254
20 Brians 50% 225
21 Berns 80% 216
22 Barnas 83% 208
23 Borns 80% 196
24 Breens 50% 174
25 Barnis 83% 166
26 Berens 67% 121
27 Brons 60% 111
28 Barens 83% 110
29 Burnis 67% 102
30 Bearnes 71% 101

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The surname Barns is the 3rd most popular variant of Barnes.

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