Census Surname Maps for the Barnett Surname
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Note that it is likely that some Ulster-Scots speakers reported that they only spoke Irish. Both censuses contained a question concerned with whether a person spoke Irish, English or both. No other languages were mentioned.
Statistics
Surname Counts and Rankings
There were 598 with the surname Barnett in Ireland in 1901 and 609 in 1911.
This ranks the surname 935th in 1901 and 945th in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 21
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 608th
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 109
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 667th
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 107
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 617th
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 361
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 599th
Religion
Religion statistics for Barnett in 1901 - Presbyterian: 46%, Catholic: 32%, Anglican: 18%, Baptist: 2%, Methodist: 1%, Independent: 1%, Christian: 1%
Religion statistics for Barnett in 1911 - Presbyterian: 44%, Catholic: 30%, Anglican: 19%, Plymouth Brethren: 1%, Methodist: 1%, Jewish: 1%, Independent: 1%, Baptist: 1%, Other: 1%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with Barnett
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- John (45)
- William (32)
- James (31)
- Thomas (24)
- Robert (17)
- George (8)
- Samuel (8)
- Joseph (7)
- Patrick (7)
- Henry (6)
- Edward (5)
- Francis (5)
- Michael (5)
- Charles (4)
- David (4)
- Denis (4)
- Alexander (3)
- Andrew (3)
- Anthony (3)
- Frank (3)
- Richard (3)
- Robert J (3)
- William J (3)
- F (2)
- Jeremiah (2)
- John James (2)
- Robert James (2)
- Thomas Henry (2)
- Thomas R (2)
- Albert William (1)
- Alfred (1)
- Alfred Earnest (1)
- Alfred J (1)
- Arthur (1)
- Bartholomew (1)
- Corn (1)
- Dan (1)
- Daniel (1)
- David W (1)
- Ephraim (1)
- Ephraim John (1)
- Ernest C (1)
- Florence (1)
- Fred (1)
- Fredk (1)
- Harry (1)
- Henry P (1)
- Herbert (1)
- Herbert V (1)
- James A (1)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with Barnett
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- Mary (27)
- Sarah (18)
- Ellen (16)
- Jane (12)
- Margaret (12)
- Annie (10)
- Maggie (10)
- Lizzie (9)
- Bridget (8)
- Elizabeth (8)
- Agnes (6)
- Hannah (6)
- Matilda (6)
- Minnie (6)
- Catherine (5)
- Rachel (5)
- Eliza (4)
- Kate (4)
- Sarah Jane (4)
- Ellie (3)
- Isabella (3)
- Martha (3)
- Alice (2)
- Anne (2)
- Elizabeth Jane (2)
- Julia (2)
- Katie (2)
- Letitia (2)
- Margaret J (2)
- Margret (2)
- Margrett (2)
- Mary A (2)
- Mary Anne (2)
- Mary Jane (2)
- Sara (2)
- Ada (1)
- Agnes Jane (1)
- Albertina (1)
- Alice C (1)
- Amanda (1)
- Amelia (1)
- Ann Jane (1)
- Anna (1)
- Anna M (1)
- Anne J (1)
- Anne Jane (1)
- Annie M (1)
- Annie Mary (1)
- Bella (1)
- Bessie (1)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of Barnett
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with the given surname in 1901. If the surname is followed by a zero then it only occured in the 1911 census.
Common Surnames in Areas where Barnett is also Frequent
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