The Barnhill surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,040 people carried this name — #3,940 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,700 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,926 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Barnhill surname

A habitational surname from Old English.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Barnhill» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

24 families named Barnhill, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 119 people lived in those households, 5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 12
South Carolina 5
Pennsylvania 4
New Hampshire 1
Massachusetts 1
Connecticut 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 228 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Barnhill in American newspapers,
1920–1929.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Barnhill
New-york Tribune 1920-01-17
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Barnhill
The Washington Daily News 1929-08-28
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Barnhill
Evening Star 1929-10-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,280 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Barnhill in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1970s.

284 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Barnhill. The most, 87, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 171
Victoria 61
Queensland 33
Tasmania 7
ACT (Canberra) 5
South Australia 2
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Barnhill,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Barnhill
    John Barnhill 1903–1973 · head coach
  • Herbert Coy Barnhill
    Herbert Coy Barnhill 1907–1996 · politician
  • Dave Barnhill
    Dave Barnhill 1913–1983 · baseball player
  • John Barnhill
    John Barnhill 1938–2013 · basketball player
  • John Finch Barnhill 1865–1943 · writer
  • James Barnhill 1921–1966 · basketball official

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Barnhill,
in the records of 4 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 States527 records

527 records of the Barnhill name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 316
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 128
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 40
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 18
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herbert L. Barnhill

    Born 1918 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1979, buried at Wilmington National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    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 Jenie Barnhill

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Furnessia from Glasgow, aged 17; servant. From Glasgow, Scotland.

    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 M. Barnhill

    Born 1947; from Baltimore, Maryland. U.S. Army, general vehicle repairman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 527 records for Barnhill in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Canada176 records

176 records of the Barnhill name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 169
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edith Maude Barnhill

    Buried in 1957 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 79.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Jane Barnhill

    Died 1923 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Barnhill

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 176 records for Barnhill in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia22 records

22 records of the Barnhill name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 11
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Stanley N. Barnhill

    Retired of Burnley, Victoria; died 1958.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Claus Barnhill

    Arrived in Victoria in 1864 aboard the Venus, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Roy Frederick Barnhill

    Retired of S Oakleigh, Victoria; died 1983.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Barnhill in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Barnhill name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Barnhill

    Died 1942, aged 69; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Henry Hamilton Barnhill

    Died 1979, aged 66; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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