Barnsley
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBarnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)
- A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
- A number of other places:
- A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0705).
- A hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7592).
- A township west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
- A locality in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
- (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.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barnsley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 103.
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