Of the barn; near the granary
Barnes is an English occupational and habitational surname. It originally referred to someone who lived near a barn or granary, or worked as a barn-keeper. In some cases, it may also derive from the Old Norse 'bjorn', meaning warrior.
Less common today
Barnes isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,330 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
English engineer and inventor of the bouncing bomb
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