Barnard is a surname of

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

origin, derived from the

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given name "Beornheard". It is composed of two elements: "Beorn," meaning "young warrior" or "bear," and "heard," meaning "hardy," "brave," or "strong." In some cases, Barnard is a version of the surname Bernard, which is a French and

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masculine given name and surname. The surname means as tough as a bear, Bar(Bear)+nard/hard(hardy/tough) __NOTOC__

People

Some of the people bearing the surname Barnard in England are thought to have arrived after the time of the

Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Normans, Norman, French people, French, Flemish people, Flemish, and Bretons, Breton troops, all led by the Du ...

(1066), Changing their surnames from Bernard to Barnard. Some of whom, it has been suggested, can be traced back to Hugo Bernard. Some of the Barnard family in England may have been

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who fled from the Atlantic coast region of

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''circa'' 1685 (the time of the

revocation of the edict of Nantes The Edict of Fontainebleau (18 October 1685, published 22 October 1685) was an edict issued by French King Louis XIV and is also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The Edict of Nantes (1598) had granted Huguenots the right to pra ...

) or earlier than that date. By contrast, the Barnard family in

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(the western provinces of the Netherlands) can be definitively traced back to ''circa'' 1751 (Izaak Barnard) of Scheveningen.The surname Barnard is also found in

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among the

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community. An example of this is Christiaan Barnard, A South African Cardiac Surgeon who performed the first Successful Heart Transplant.The surname is Also found in

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and

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because of mostly UK and

Huguenot The Huguenots ( , ; ) are a Religious denomination, religious group of French people, French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, ...

immigration from Europe. Other families bearing or subsequently adopting the surname Barnard arrived as Jewish immigrants from continental Europe after 1656 and are well documented. Some of the latter branch are descendants of Rabbi Daniel Barnard of Canterbury, with recorded descendants around

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, Chatham,

Dartford Dartford is the principal town in the Borough of Dartford, Kent, England. It is located south-east of Central London and is situated adjacent to the London Borough of Bexley to its west. To its north, across the Thames Estuary, is Thurrock in ...

Kingston upon Hull Kingston upon Hull, usually shortened to Hull, is a historic maritime city and unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies upon the River Hull at its confluence with the Humber Est ...

Stockton-on-Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees Val ...

Bournemouth Bournemouth ( ) is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. At the 2021 census, the built-up area had a population of 196,455, making it the largest ...

,Boscombe Cemetery burial records, Bournemouth

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, ...

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

and in

Surname

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

the surname is most commonly found in Greater London and the South Eastern counties (most common occurrences are in Essex, East Sussex, Kent and Suffolk). And in the

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it is most commonly found in

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, and New York. It is also found in

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, and occasionally in

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. The first syllable of the name derives from

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family (biology), family Ursidae (). They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats ...

; Bär or Baer in German. corresponding family names are BAER, BER, BERR, BEHR, BERNHARDT, BERNARD (in France).

List of people with the surname

* Alfred Barnard (1837–1918), British brewing and distilling historian *

Aneurin Barnard Aneurin Barnard (; ; born 8 May 1987) is a Welsh actor. He is known for playing Davey in '' Hunky Dory'', Claude in '' The Truth About Emanuel'', Bobby Willis in '' Cilla'', Tim in '' Thirteen'', King Richard III in '' The White Queen'', Will ...

(born 1987), Welsh actor * Andrew Barnard (1773–1855), Irish-born British Army General * Anne Barnard, American journalist * Lady Anne Barnard (1750–1825), Scottish travel writer, artist and socialite * Anne Henslow Barnard (1833–1899), British botanical artist * Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishopric of Durham, a title * Bill Barnard (1886–1958), New Zealand politician * Bob Barnard (musician) (1933–2022), Australian jazz trumpeter * Catherine Barnard, British legal scholar * Cecil Barnard, aka Hotep Idris Galeta (1941–2010), South African jazz pianist * Charles Barnard (American football) (1915–2008), American football player * C. D. Barnard (1895–1971), British racing and record-breaking pilot * Chester Barnard (1886–1961), telecommunications executive and author * Chris Barnard (author) (1939–2015), South African writer * Christiaan Barnard (1922–2001), South African surgeon, known for heart transplants * Claude Barnard (1890–1957), Australian politician * Clio Barnard, British film director * Daniel D. Barnard (1797–1861), US Representative from New York * Darren Barnard (born 1971), British professional footballer * Dorothy Wedderburn (née Barnard, 1925–2012), British economist and academic * Doug Barnard Jr. (1922–2018), American lawyer and politician *

Edward Emerson Barnard Edward Emerson Barnard (December 16, 1857 – February 6, 1923) was an American astronomer. He was commonly known as E. E. Barnard, and was recognized as a gifted observational astronomer. He is best known for his discovery of the high proper m ...

(1857–1923), American astronomer for whom Barnard's Star is named * Ernest Barnard, President of Major League Baseball's American League, 1927–1931 * Eusebius Barnard (1802–1865), American abolitionist and station master on the Underground Railroad * Frances Catherine Barnard (1796–1869), English author * Francis Jones Barnard, aka Frank Barnard Sr., pioneer freighting entrepreneur and Canadian MP * Francis Stillman Barnard, aka Frank Barnard Jr., Canadian MP and Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia * Franklyn Leslie Barnard (1896–1927), British air racing and airline pilot *

Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard (May 5, 1809 – April 27, 1889) was an American academic and educator who served as the 10th President of Columbia University. Born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, he graduated from Yale University in 1828 and serv ...

(1809–1889), American scientist and educationalist * George Alfred Barnard (1915–2002), British statistician *

George Grey Barnard George Grey Barnard (May 24, 1863 – April 24, 1938), often written George Gray Barnard, was an American sculptor who trained in Paris. He is especially noted for his heroic sized ''Struggle of the Two Natures in Man'' at the Metropolitan Museum ...

(1863–1938), American sculptor * George N. Barnard (1819–1902), American Civil War photographer * Henk Barnard (1922–2003), Dutch writer of children's literature * Henry Barnard (1811–1900), American educationalist * Henry D. Barnard, adopted name of Chalmers Bryant, a fictional character in '' Lost Horizon'' * Holly Barnard, American Geographer * Isaac D. Barnard (1791–1831), American lawyer and politician * John Barnard (born 1946), British race car designer * John Barnard (musician) (born 1948), British church music composer * John G. Barnard (1815–1882), US Army general during the American Civil War * Joseph Edwin Barnard (1868/70–1949), British microscopist and hatter * Joseph Osmond Barnard (1816–1865), engraver of the Mauritius "Post Office" stamps * Kate Barnard (1875–1930), American politician *

Keppel Harcourt Barnard Keppel Harcourt Barnard (31 March 1887 – 22 September 1964) was a South African zoologist and museum director. He was the only son of Harcourt George Barnard, a solicitor from Lambeth, and Anne Elizabeth Porter of Royston. Life and career Ba ...

(1887–1964), South African zoologist * Lance Barnard (1919–1997), Australian politician * Lee Barnard (born 1984), English football player * Leigh Barnard (born 1958), English football player * Lester Barnard (1894–1985), American college sports coach * Margaret Barnard (1898–1992), British painter and linocut maker * Marius Barnard (surgeon), South African surgeon, inventor of critical illness insurance * Marius Barnard (tennis), South African professional tennis player *

Marjorie Barnard Marjorie Faith Barnard (16 August 18978 May 1987) was an Australian novelist and short story writer, critic, historian and librarian. She went to school and university in Sydney, and then trained as a librarian. She was employed as a libraria ...

(1897–1987), Australian writer, with Flora Eldershaw * Mary Barnard (1909–2002), American poet and translator * Mary Baylis Barnard (1870–1946), English artist * Megan Barnard (born 1984), Australian sports presenter * Mike Barnard (sportsman) (Henry Michael Barnard) (1933–2018), English cricketer and footballer * Neal D. Barnard, American medical doctor, author and clinical researcher * Niël Barnard (1949–2025), head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service during the apartheid era * Norman R. Barnard (1914–1998), American probate judge * Paolo Barnard, Italian journalist * Pat Barnard (born 1981), South African rugby union player * Paul Barnard (born 1973), American politician * Ray Barnard, English footballer * Rebecca Barnard (born 1960), Australian singer, songwriter and musician * Robert Barnard (1936–2013), English mystery writer and critic * Simeon Barnard (1844–1924), racehorse owner and racing official in South Australia * Taylor Barnard (born 2004), English racing driver * Thomas Barnard (c. 1726/28–1806), Anglican bishop in Ireland * Timpoochee Barnard (1776–1834), Native American major of Battle of Calebee Creek * Tom Barnard, American radio talk show host * Trevor Barnard (born 1938), British-born Australian pianist and teacher * William Barnard (bishop) (1803–1831), Irish Bishop of Derry, Northern Ireland * William Barnard (engraver) (1774–1849), English mezzotint engraver * William O. Barnard (1852–1939), representative in U.S. Congress from Indiana

Given name

* Bernard Courtois (also spelled Barnard Courtois), (1777–1838), French chemist * Barnard E. Bee Sr. (1787–1853), early settler and political leader in the Republic of Texas * Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. (1824–1861), Confederate Army general during the American Civil War * Barnard Pananasky, a pseudonym of Gary Morgan (actor) * M. Barnard Eldershaw, Australian literary pseudonym

Schools

* Barnard Castle School *

Barnard College Barnard College is a Private college, private Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college affiliated with Columbia University in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a grou ...

* Barnard School South Hampton

Places

* Barnard, Kansas * Barnard, Michigan * Barnard, Missouri * Barnard, South Dakota * Barnard, Vermont * Barnard Castle, England * Barnard River * Barnardsville, North Carolina * Mount Barnard

References

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