The Barnwell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,781 people carried this name — #7,006 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,607 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Barnwell surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Barnwell’.

An early record he cites: Robert de Barnevile, Somerset, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Barnwell and Barnwall.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 80 · public domain.

In print

Barnwell in American newspapers,
1890–1914.

Newspaper page from Phillipsburg Herald carrying the name Barnwell
Phillipsburg Herald 1890-02-14
Newspaper page from The Raymer Enterprise carrying the name Barnwell
The Raymer Enterprise 1911-09-28
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Barnwell
The Birmingham Age-herald 1914-03-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 61,954 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Barnwell in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1970s.

1,191 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Barnwell. The most, 276, date from the 1930s. 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 Queensland, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 449
Queensland 356
Victoria 183
South Australia 104
Western Australia 62
Tasmania 24
ACT (Canberra) 13

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

Who carried it

People named Barnwell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Robert Woodward Barnwell
    Robert Woodward Barnwell 1801–1882 · politician
  • Louisa Joyce Leslie Barnwell d. 1939
  • Elizabeth Ann Barnwell d. 1965
  • Nathaniel Barnwell 1705–1775
  • Charles Barnwell 1706–1774
  • John Barnwell 1748–1800 · politician

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 Barnwell,
in the records of 5 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 States454 records

454 records of the Barnwell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 86
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 83
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 39
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 27
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 24
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harshal Barnwell

    Born 1914 in South Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Blanding, Florida; driller. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Beaufort National Cemetery, South Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ray Max Barnwell

    Born 1941; from Newport, Arkansas. U.S. Army, armor crewman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charles Barnwell

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Teutonic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; butcher. From London, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 454 records for Barnwell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia68 records

68 records of the Barnwell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 16
  • Tasmanian Names Index 12
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Barnwell

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Hyderabad, sailing from Kingston in 1849. Native of Tipperary.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Henry Barnwell

    Arrived in Queensland in 1890 aboard the Quetta, aged 20.

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

    Farmer of Bungaree, Victoria; died 1891.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 68 records for Barnwell 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) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada19 records

19 records of the Barnwell name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 10
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Barnwell

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Caspian, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Barnwell

    Died 1939; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Victor Alexander Barnwell

    Died 1965 in New Glasgow, Pictou, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 19 records for Barnwell in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · 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. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Barnwell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. C. Barnwell

    Army Service Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Barnwell

    King's Own Scottish Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Barnwell

    Lance Corporal, Shropshire Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Barnwell name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register George Barnwell

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born in Batavia.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register George Francis Barnwell

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1899 in Vancouver.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register John Robert Barnwell

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born in Batavia.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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