The name ‘Barnes’ originates from England. It is a topographic name or occupational name for someone who lived or worked at a barn, from the generall casement of the Middle English word ‘barn’ meaning barn, granary (and Old English word ‘bern’, originally a compound of ‘bere’, ‘barley’, and ‘berne’ meaning house, building) The placename ‘Barnes’ (on the Surrey bank of the River Thames in West London) has the same origin, and some bearers may be members of families originating from there. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Barnes’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 13th century were a ‘Henry de le Berne’, from Norfolk, England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definately determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘Charles Barnes’, from East Winchester, Norfolk, England, who emigrated to America and set…
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