Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BARNUM
We don't have any stats on how common this name is. This is probably because it's very rare in the UK.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
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BarnoBarn
Barnnum
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Barngum
Barnsum
Barnem
Barneau
Barnuf
Barneus
The Barnum surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A corruption of Bearnham, the town in the wood or hill. Bern, in the Swiss language, signifies a bear. This family was originally of Southwick, County Hants, England.