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 | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 0 |
| Berkshire | 10 |
| Cambridgeshire | 3 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 17 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 5 |
| Devon | 29 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 42 |
| Essex | 81 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 42 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 56 |
| Lancashire | 102 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 5 |
| London | 273 |
| Middlesex | 83 |
| Northumberland | 3 |
| Norfolk | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 16 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 55 |
| Sussex | 28 |
| Staffordshire | 5 |
| Warwickshire | 33 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 22 |
| Worcestershire | 3 |
| Yorkshire | 45 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 23 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 91 |
| Private Means | 19 |
| General Labourer | 13 |
| Labourer | 10 |
| None | 10 |
| Domestic Servant | 7 |
| At School | 6 |
| Dock Labourer | 6 |
| Clerk | 5 |
| General Servant Domestic | 5 |
| School Boy | 5 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 5 |
| Farm Labourer | 5 |
| Dress Maker | 4 |
| Errand Boy | 4 |
| House Painter | 4 |
| No Occupation | 4 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 4 |
| Visitor | 4 |
| Bricklayer | 4 |
| Carpenter | 3 |
| Commission Agent | 3 |
| Horseman On Farm | 3 |
| Boarding House Keeper | 3 |
| Scholar | 3 |
| 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.