Barnum is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Barnum
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: A corruption of Bearnham, the town in the wood or hill. In Swiss language Bern signifies a bear. This family was originally of Southwick, COunty Hants, England

How popular is Barnum?

Barnum is common in United States.

Barnum is ranked 59857 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Barnum bearers increased by 4.316547 per cent in 2010 US census to 6090 since 2000, the surname slipped by 215 spots and ranked at 5692. The last name was found in around 21 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.38 83.81
Black 11.43 10.59
Hispanic or Latino 2.76 1.99
Others 2.28 1.78
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.82 1.49
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.33 0.34
Barnum is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 7720 people have been found who wears Barnum as their family name. Barnum is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,104 South Korea2
8,859 Iraq1
1,704,541 India1
91,024 Belgium1
897,276 Russia1
9,116 Nicaragua1
2,374 Bermuda1
169,904 Brazil1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
492,292 Ukraine1
24,771 Colombia1
66,560 Philippines1
4,942 Libya1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
41,256 Australia50
155,219 England16
6,896 Trinidad and Tobago13
Countries with hundreds of Barnum:
16,687 Canada220
Countries with thousands of Barnum:
5,344 United States7,407

Barnum Namesakes

  • Arlene Barnum, Veteran
  • P. T. Barnum, Businessman
  • Bruce Barnum, Football head coach
  • Eric Barnum, Composer
  • H. B. Barnum, Pianist
  • Arlene Barnum, Veteran
  • Len Barnum, Football player
  • John Barnum, Golfer
  • Jazzi Barnum Bobb, Soccer player
  • William Henry Barnum, Politician
  • Becca Barnum portrayed the main character of Young Colleen Smith in 2017 drama and family flick Good Times Never Come.

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