The Barnett surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 95,681 people carried this name — #324 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,080 people counted. That is up 4% from 92,287 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 15 births for the Barnett name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 700 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Poland’s population register
57 people named Barnett have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 98 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
55 people named Barnett live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Barnett.
Most of them — 31 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Orne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In the Nordic population registers
44 people named Barnett is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Barnett in American newspapers,
1907–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Barnett,
with a public archive behind them.
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Benjamin Barnett d. 1703 · naval officer
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George Henry Barnett d. 1871 · banker
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Sabine Louisa Curtis d. 1884
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Leonora Rose Monckton d. 1902
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Caroline Barnett d. 1894
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Jane Brady Barnett d. 1843
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Barnett.
- Barlatier 158 · U.S. census
- Barlet 343 · U.S. census
- Barletta 1,440 · U.S. census
- Barnabe 104 · U.S. census
- Barnes 218,241 · U.S. census
- Barnet 856 · U.S. census
- Barnier 396 · U.S. census
- Baro 1,258 · U.S. census
- Baron 16,308 · U.S. census
- Barone 12,758 · U.S. census
- Baroni 1,034 · U.S. census
- Baronian 238 · U.S. census
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