Find out how popular the last name Barnette is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Barnette.

Barnette, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Barnette surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barnette in America

Barnette is the 4178th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barnette surname appeared 8,480 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Barnette.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barnette to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Barnette

The surname Barnette originated in England, deriving from the Old English words "bærn" meaning "barn" or "child" and "ætt" meaning "family" or "descent." It is believed to have first emerged in the 12th or 13th century as a descriptive name for someone associated with a barn or perhaps a child born in a barn.

The earliest recorded examples of the name date back to the 13th century, appearing in various forms such as Barnett, Barnet, and Bernette. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was John Barnett, mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Northamptonshire in 1207.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, where a Robert Barnette is listed. The Barnette spelling is also found in the Subsidy Rolls of Suffolk in 1524, suggesting its use in different parts of England.

The name has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Sir John Barnett, a 14th-century English knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War. Another was Sir John Barnett (c. 1570-1642), an English politician who served as a member of Parliament during the reign of Charles I.

In the 17th century, John Barnette (1624-1685) was an English Quaker missionary who traveled to the American colonies and helped establish Quaker communities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. During the same period, Thomas Barnette (c. 1630-1700) was a prominent landowner and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses.

In the 18th century, Samuel Barnette (1720-1792) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War. He is notable for his role in the Battle of Yorktown, which effectively ended the war.

The name has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Barnett Wood in Gloucestershire and Barnett's Close in Norfolk, further reflecting its historical roots in the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barnette

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Barnette.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Barnette was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Barnette has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Barnette was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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