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- Barnes - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Barnes
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Old Norse
* As an English surname, from the place on the bank of the Thames, derived from the root of the noun barn. * Also as an English surname, variant of Barne, from both a Middle English personal name from Old Norse Bjǫrn and Old English Beorn, and from the noun barn (“child”). Semantically compare Child. * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a byname from bior (“spear”). * As a French surname, variant of Bernes, from a short form of a Germanic name derived from Frankish *berō (“bear”), similar to Bernhard. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Parnes, from Yiddish פּרנס (prns), from Hebrew פַּרְנָס (“leader of a Jewish community, provider”).
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Barnes
Rank #99
Frequency
210,426 people (78 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 67.45% Hispanic 1.49% Black 28.23% Asian/PI 0.4% Native Am. 0.72% Two+ 1.71%
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