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 | 6 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 17 |
| Cornwall | 27 |
| Cumberland | 38 |
| Derbyshire | 10 |
| Devon | 35 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 52 |
| Essex | 63 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 29 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 41 |
| Lancashire | 339 |
| Leicestershire | 29 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 306 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 41 |
| Norfolk | 10 |
| Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 9 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 46 |
| Sussex | 27 |
| Staffordshire | 59 |
| Warwickshire | 37 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 34 |
| Worcestershire | 8 |
| Yorkshire | 146 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 37 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 31 |
| General Labourer | 23 |
| General Servant Domestic | 18 |
| Domestic Servant | 12 |
| Cotton Weaver | 11 |
| Servant Domestic | 9 |
| Farmer | 9 |
| Scholar | 9 |
| Cook Domestic | 8 |
| Dress Maker | 8 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 8 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 8 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 6 |
| At School | 5 |
| Commercial Clerk | 4 |
| Dock Labourer | 4 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 4 |
| House Maid Domestic | 4 |
| Laundress Wash | 4 |
| Tailor | 4 |
| Charwoman | 4 |
| Coal Miner | 4 |
| Cotton Card Room Hand | 4 |
| Brickyard Labourer | 4 |
| Glass Works Labourer | 4 |
| 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.