The Barner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,827 people carried this name — #5,913 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,500 people counted. That is up 13% from 5,177 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

39 people named Barner live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 14
Bern 10
St. Gallen 7
Solothurn 5
Basel-Stadt 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Barner in American newspapers,
1900–1916.

Newspaper page from Juniata Sentinel And Republican carrying the name Barner
Juniata Sentinel And Republican 1900-11-14
Newspaper page from Harrisburg Telegraph carrying the name Barner
Harrisburg Telegraph 1916-11-22
Newspaper page from The Greenville Times carrying the name Barner
The Greenville Times 1907-08-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Barner in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

251 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Barner. The most, 47, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 80
Queensland 51
Victoria 37
ACT (Canberra) 26
Western Australia 21
South Australia 19
Tasmania 17

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Barner.

Who carried it

People named Barner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Christoph Barner
    Christoph Barner 1633–1711 · soldier
  • Heinrich Franz von Barner
    Heinrich Franz von Barner 1753–1789 · chamberlain
  • Regitze Barner
    Regitze Barner 1834–1911 · philanthropist
  • Konrad Barner
    Konrad Barner 1836–1903 · jurist
  • Jakub Barner 1640–1709 · physician
  • Jacob Barner 1641–1686 · physician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Barner,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States385 records

385 records of the Barner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 116
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 54
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 32
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 26
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 19
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Michael Barner

    Born 1923 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Allentown; driver from Schuylkill County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Ashland, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherina Barner

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1848 aboard the Murillo from Bremen, aged 40; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Larry Kenneth Barner

    Born 1947; from Loganton, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 385 records for Barner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany154 records

154 records of the Barner name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Rudolf Barner

    From Rastow, Hagenow. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 May 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Barner

    From Böhlhorst, Minden. Reported taken prisoner in the Prussian casualty list of 16 October 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 154 records for Barner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands59 records

59 records of the Barner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 35
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 17
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 7
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Charlotte Johanna Barner

    Married in 1885 in Amsterdam; teacher. Died 1936 in Nieuwer-Amstel, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanne Elisabeth Barner

    Married in 1903 in Amsterdam. Died 1963 in Renkum, aged 88.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henderijc Klassen Barn-er

    Buried in 1664 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 59 records for Barner in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Barner name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Fredk Barner

    Sailed from Victoria in 1869 aboard the Lincolnshire, bound for London, aged 35.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Henry Barner

    Nominated immigrants to Queensland in 1912.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mabel Mary Barner

    Will registered in Tasmania in 1948.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Barner in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France3 records

3 records of the Barner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bruno Lev Johannes Barner

    Born 1921 in Germany; died 1999 in Abbeville (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Lieselotte Frieda Emma Barner

    Born 1936 in Germany; died 1997 in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Louise Christine Barner

    Born 1929 in Germany; died 1995 in Rixheim (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Barner name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James Barner

    Died 1962; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record George Witney Barner

    Born 1868 in Wagner Settlement, Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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