Barnes (name)

Barnes is an English surname and rare given name. At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Barnes was highest in Dorset (2.9 times the British average), followed by Wiltshire, Cumberland, Hampshire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Buckinghamshire, Huntingdonshire, Lancashire and Sussex.[1]

This article is about the surname and given name Barnes. For other uses, see Barnes (disambiguation).

There are multiple theories of the origin of the surname; it is variously suggested to be of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, or Irish provenance. According to one etymology, the name is derived from Old English beorn (warrior), which is in turn of Old Norse origin. In another account, it was simply an occupational name for a person who works in a barn, or a topographic name for a person who lives near a barn.[2]

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  • Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes, portrayed by Tom Berenger in the 1986 film Platoon, as the platoon sergeant of the fictional 25th Infantry Division platoon depicted in the film.
  • Leslie Barnes, portrayed by Art Evans in the 1990 film Die Hard 2, as the fictional Chief Engineer of a Washington D.C. airport.
  • Norville Barnes, portrayed by Tim Robbins in the 1994 film The Hudsucker Proxy, as the fictional inventor of the hula hoop.
  • Barnes, portrayed by rapper Common in the [2009 film Terminator Salvation, as John Connor's right-hand man
  • Spencer Barnes played by Charles Grodin and impersonated by Jim Belushi in the film Taking Care of Business
  • The Barnes family from The Five Year Engagement including Suzie, Violet, Sylvia and George.
  • Amy Barnes, portrayed by Anne Heche in the film Volcano (1997 film), as a Geologist and Seismologist.

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References
  1. "Barnes in the 1881 British Census". British Surnames and Surname Profiles. Good Stuff. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
  2. Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
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