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.
Discover how your Barns ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 27 |
| Berkshire | 56 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 91 |
| Cornwall | 46 |
| Cumberland | 66 |
| Derbyshire | 52 |
| Devon | 55 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 116 |
| Essex | 46 |
| Gloucestershire | 52 |
| Hampshire | 35 |
| Herefordshire | 21 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 81 |
| Lancashire | 555 |
| Leicestershire | 26 |
| Lincolnshire | 29 |
| London | 419 |
| Middlesex | 38 |
| Northumberland | 79 |
| Norfolk | 17 |
| Northamptonshire | 9 |
| Nottinghamshire | 11 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 42 |
| Sussex | 71 |
| Staffordshire | 55 |
| Warwickshire | 45 |
| Westmorland | 12 |
| Wiltshire | 23 |
| Worcestershire | 43 |
| Yorkshire | 165 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 24 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 7 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 378 |
| Cotton Weaver | 37 |
| General Labourer | 36 |
| Domestic Servant | 33 |
| Coal Miner | 25 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 24 |
| Labourer | 24 |
| Dress Maker | 23 |
| Living On Own Means | 22 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| House Keeper | 12 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| General Servant | 11 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 10 |
| Farm Labourer | 10 |
| Errand Boy | 10 |
| Blacksmith | 8 |
| Nil | 8 |
| Cotton Winder | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| Butcher | 7 |
| Tailor | 7 |
| Domestic | 6 |
| Groom | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Barns | 1,554 |
| John Barns | 1,409 |
| William Barns | 1,349 |
| Elizabeth Barns | 933 |
| Thomas Barns | 848 |
| James Barns | 835 |
| Sarah Barns | 729 |
| Ann Barns | 683 |
| George Barns | 618 |
| Jane Barns | 442 |
| Henry Barns | 426 |
| Joseph Barns | 350 |
| Charles Barns | 330 |
| Robert Barns | 299 |
| Margaret Barns | 284 |
| Ellen Barns | 275 |
| Alice Barns | 255 |
| Richard Barns | 255 |
| Eliza Barns | 247 |
| Edward Barns | 242 |
| Hannah Barns | 236 |
| Emma Barns | 215 |
| Samuel Barns | 201 |
| Annie Barns | 162 |
| Martha Barns | 161 |
| 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 |
The surname Barns is the 3rd most popular variant of Barnes.