Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BARNES
There are approximately 73,842 people named Barnes in the UK. That makes it the 96th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,169 are named Barnes.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
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The Barnes surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A distinguished family of Sotterly, Co. Suffolk, England. Bearn, local, a city in France. Barnyz, Cor. Br., a judge.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BARNES. BARNS. 1. The same as Berners, which see. Dame JuHaiia Bemers, the author of the well-known treatise on sporting and heraldry called the Boke of St. Albans, wrote herself Berns and Barnes. 2. From residence near a barn ; say a monastic or manorial barn. Atte Berne is the XIV. cent. orthograi)hy. 3. Barnes,' a parish in CO. Surrey. See however Barn.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.