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Origin and popularity of the name BARNUM

Origin

Barnum : Altered form of English Barnham: habitational name from any of the places called Barnham in Suffolk and West Sussex or Barnham Broom in Norfolk all of which were named with the male personal name Beorn or Beorna + Old English hām ‘homestead’.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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Geographic distribution of the 14,238 individuals with the name BARNUM on Geneanet.

 

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    Variants of name BARNUM

    BARHAM BARNHAM BEREHAM BERHAM BARNAM