Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BARNEY
There are approximately 1,988 people named Barney in the UK. That makes it the 4,517th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 31 are named Barney.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
BaranyBarenz
Bareno
Bardney
Barbey
Bairney
Baerney
Bareny
Bairny
Bairnney
Baerny
Barenyi
Barenys
Barenie
Bairnie
Bareni
Bahrne
Bairne
Baerne
Baraney
Barene
Barenne
Bargne
Barehn
Barenis
The Barney surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A familiar abbreviation or corruption of Bernard, or Barnard (which see).
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BARNEY. 1. A parish in Norfolk. 2. A contracted form of Barnabas and of Barnard.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.