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Etymology edit

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (woodland clearing, glade).

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Barnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)

  1. A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
  2. A number of other places:
    1. A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0705).
    2. A hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7592).
    3. A township west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
    4. A locality in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada.
    5. An unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics edit

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Barnsley is the 129825th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131 individuals. Barnsley is most common among White (99.24%) individuals.

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