Barnard is a version of the surname

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "bra ...

, which is a French and

West Germanic The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic family of languages (the others being the North Germanic and the extinct East Germanic languages). The West Germanic branch is classically subdivided into ...

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 Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Con ...

(1066), Changing their surnames from

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

Huguenots The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ...

who fled from the Atlantic coast region of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

''circa'' 1685 (the time of the

revocation of the edict of Nantes The Edict of Fontainebleau (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 practice their religion without s ...

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

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...

(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

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

among the Afrikaner community. An example of this is

Christiaan Barnard Christiaan Neethling Barnard (8 November 1922 – 2 September 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation. On 3 December 1967, Barnard transplanted the heart of accident-v ...

, A South African

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who performed the first Successful Heart Transplant.The surname is Also found in Australia and North America because of mostly UK and

Huguenot The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ...

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

London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...

Chatham Chatham may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Chatham Islands (British Columbia) * Chatham Sound, British Columbia * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...

, Dartford,

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, Stockton-on-Tees, Bournemouth,Boscombe Cemetery burial records, Bournemouth

Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ...

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...

and in Australia.

Surname

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

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

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

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, and New York. It is also found in

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The Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, Australia, and occasionally in

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. The first syllable of the name derives from bear; 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 Alfred Barnard (1837–1918) was a British brewing and distilling historian. Life and work According to the limited family records available, Barnard was born in 1837 into a Baptist family in Thaxted, a rural village in Essex. He was one of eight ...

(1837–1918), British brewing and distilling historian * Aneurin Barnard (born 1987), Welsh actor * Andrew Barnard (1773–1855), Irish-born British Army General * Anita Barnard (born 1960), American poet and artist * Anne Barnard, American journalist *

Lady Anne Barnard Lady Anne Barnard (née Lindsay; 8 December 17506 May 1825) was a Scottish travel writer, artist and socialite, and the author of the ballad ''Auld Robin Gray''. Her five-year residence in Cape Town, South Africa, although brief, had a signific ...

(1750–1825), Scottish travel writer, artist and socialite *

Anne Henslow Barnard Anne Henslow Barnard (1833–1899) was a 19th-century botanical artist. Biography Anne Henslow was born in 1833. She was the youngest daughter of botanist and Cambridge University professor John Stevens Henslow and Harriet Jenyns, who was the ...

(1833–1899), British botanical artist *

Baron Barnard Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishopric of Durham, is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1698 for Christopher Vane, who had previously served as a member of parliament for County Durham and Boroughbridge. Vane was ...

, of Barnard Castle in the Bishopric of Durham, a title created in 1698 in the Peerage of England *

Bill Barnard William Edward Barnard (29 January 1886 – 12 March 1958) was a New Zealand lawyer, politician and parliamentary speaker. He was a member of Parliament from 1928 until 1943, and was its Speaker from 1936 till 1943. He was known for his associ ...

(1886–1958), New Zealand politician *

Bob Barnard (musician) Robert Graeme Barnard (24 November 19337 May 2022) was an Australian trumpet and cornet player. He was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996 for Best Jazz Album for ''Live at the Sydney Opera House'', which was recorded with the Austral ...

(born 1933), Australian jazz trumpeter * Catherine Barnard, British legal scholar * Cecil Barnard, the youth name of

Hotep Idris Galeta Hotep Idris Galeta (7 June 1941 – 3 November 2010) was a South African jazz pianist and educator. His legal name at birth was Cecil Galeta, but according to local custom he was more commonly known as a child and young man as Cecil Barnard, his ...

(born 1941), South African jazz pianist and educator *

Charles Barnard (American football) William Charles "Happy" Barnard (March 3, 1915June 29, 2008) was a professional American football end in the National Football League. He played one season for the New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football t ...

(1915–2008), American football player * C. D. Barnard (1895–1971), British racing and record-breaking pilot *

Chester Barnard Chester Irving Barnard (November 7, 1886 – June 7, 1961) was an American business executive, public administrator, and the author of pioneering work in management theory and organizational studies. His landmark 1938 book, ''The Functions of the ...

(1886–1961), telecommunications executive and author * Chris Barnard (author) (born 1939), South African writer *

(1922–2001), South African surgeon, who performed the world's first heart transplant operation *

Claude Barnard Herbert Claude Barnard (16 October 18906 December 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and represented the Division of Bass in federal parliament from 1934 to 1949. He served as Minister for Re ...

(1890–1957), Australian politician *

Clio Barnard Clio Barnard (1 January 1965) is a British director of documentary and feature films. She won widespread critical acclaim and multiple awards for her debut, '' The Arbor'', an experimental documentary about Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar. ...

, British film director * Daniel D. Barnard (1797–1861), US Representative from New York * Darren Barnard (born 1971), British professional footballer, played for Wales, Chelsea, Bristol City, Barnsley, Grimsby and Aldershot *

Dorothy Wedderburn Dorothy Enid Wedderburn (née Barnard, formerly Cole; 18 September 1925 – 20 September 2012)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 mo ...

(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 Eusebius Barnard (July 13, 1802 – October 2, 1865) was an American farmer and station master on the Underground Railroad in Chester County, Pennsylvania, helping hundreds of fugitive slaves escape to freedom. A minister of the Progressive Fri ...

(1802–1865), American abolitionist and station master on the Underground Railroad *

Frances Catherine Barnard Frances Catherine Barnard ( pen name, Mrs. Alfred Barnard; 7 May 1796 – 30 January 1869) was an English writer, poet, and playwright. She was the author of various dramatic works and tales. Active in the 1800s, her work was published in England a ...

(1796–1869), English author * Francis Jones Barnard, aka Frank Barnard Sr., pioneer freighting entrepreneur and Member of Parliament in Canada from 1879 to 1887 *

Francis Stillman Barnard Sir Francis Stillman Barnard (May 16, 1856 – April 11, 1936) was a Canadian parliamentarian and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Barnard is often referred to as Frank Barnard, as was his father Francis Jones Barnard, who as ...

, aka Frank Barnard Jr., Canadian MP and Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1914 to 1919 * 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 ser ...

(1809–1889), American scientist and educationalist *

George Alfred Barnard George Alfred Barnard (23 September 1915 – 9 August 2002) was a British statistician known particularly for his work on the foundations of statistics and on quality control. Biography George Barnard was born in Walthamstow, Lon ...

(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 Museu ...

(1863–1938), American sculptor *

George N. Barnard George Norman Barnard (December 23, 1819 – February 4, 1902) was an American photographer most well known for his photographs from the American Civil War era. He is often noted as G. N. Barnard. Early life Barnard was born into a farmin ...

(1819–1902), American Civil War photographer * Henk Barnard (1922–2003), Dutch writer of children's literature, journalist and television director *

Henry Barnard Henry Barnard (January 24, 1811 – July 5, 1900) was an American educationalist and reformer. Biography He was born in Hartford, Connecticut on January 24, 1811 and attended Wilbraham & Monson Academy. He graduated from Yale University in 1 ...

(1811–1900), American educationalist * Henry D. Barnard, adopted name of Chalmers Bryant, a fictional character in James Hilton's novel ''

Lost Horizon ''Lost Horizon'' is a 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton. The book was turned into a film, also called '' Lost Horizon'', in 1937 by director Frank Capra. It is best remembered as the origin of Shangri-La, a fictional utopian lamas ...

'' * Holly Barnard, American Geographer * Isaac D. Barnard (1791–1831), American lawyer and politician *

John Barnard John Edward Barnard (born 4 May 1946, Wembley, London) is an English engineer and racing car designer. Barnard is credited with the introduction of two new designs into Formula One: the carbon fibre composite chassis first seen in with McLar ...

(born 1946), British race car designer *

John Barnard (musician) John Barnard (born 20 April 1948) is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO), an Associate of the Royal School of Church Music (ARSCM) and an active developer of church music as a composer, arranger, choir director, kaiju and orga ...

(born 1948), British church music composer, conductor and organist *

John G. Barnard John Gross Barnard (May 19, 1815 – May 14, 1882) was a career engineer officer in the U.S. Army, serving in the Mexican–American War, as the superintendent of the United States Military Academy and as a general in the Union Army during the Am ...

(1815–1882), US Army general during the American Civil War and Chief Engineer of the Defenses of Washington (1863–1864) *

Joseph Osmond Barnard Joseph Osmond Barnard (10 August 1816 – 30 May 1865) was born in Portsmouth, England. He was a miniature painter and engraver who engraved the rare Mauritius "Post Office" stamps. He died in Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link= ...

(1816–1865), engraver of the Mauritius "Post Office" stamps *

Kate Barnard Catherine Ann "Kate" Barnard (May 23, 1875 – February 23, 1930) was the first woman to be elected as a state official in Oklahoma, and the second woman to be elected to a statewide public office in the United States, in 1907. She served as the ...

(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 M.A. ( Cantab.), a solicitor from Lambeth, and Anne Elizabeth Porter of Royston. Li ...

(1887–1964), South African zoologist *

Lance Barnard Lance Herbert Barnard AO (1 May 19196 August 1997) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1967 to 1974 and held senior ministerial office in the Whitlam Government, most no ...

(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, brother of Christiaan Barnard and inventor of critical illness insurance *

Marius Barnard (tennis) Marius Barnard (born 20 January 1969) is a retired South African tennis player. As a professional, he was rather successful in doubles competitions. In his career, he won three titles on the ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier t ...

, 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 librari ...

(1897–1987), Australian writer, also collaborated with Flora Eldershaw (1897–1956) *

Mary Barnard Mary Ethel Barnard (December 6, 1909 – August 25, 2001) was an American poet, biographer and Greek-to-English translator. She is known for her elegant rendering of the works of Sappho, a translation which has never gone out of print. ''Paideu ...

(1909–2002), American poet and translator * Mary Baylis Barnard (1870–1946), English artist *

Megan Barnard Megan Barnard is a sports presenter for Fox Sports News Australia. She was previously a sports presenter for Sky News Australia. Barnard studied at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, completing a Bachelor of Mass Communic ...

(born 1984), Australian sports presenter * Mike Barnard (sportsman, born 1933) (Henry Michael Barnard) (1933–2018), English first class cricketer and professional footballer * Neal D. Barnard, American medical doctor, author and clinical researcher *

Niel Barnard Lukas Daniel Barnard (born 1949), known as Niël Barnard, is a former head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service and was notable for his behind-the-scenes role in preparing former president Nelson Mandela and former South African pre ...

, head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service during the apartheid era * Norman R. Barnard (1914–1998), American probate judge *

Paolo Barnard Paolo Rossi-Barnard (born 2 January 1958) is an Italian journalist and documentary maker. Biography Born in Bologna, Italy, after his bachelor's degree in Psychology, he began his media career at RAI, for the Italian public television program '' ...

, Italian journalist * Pat Barnard (born 1981), South African rugby union player * Paul Barnard (born 1973), American Politician *

Ray Barnard Raymond Scholey Barnard (16 April 1933 – 7 July 2017) was an English footballer who made 156 appearances in the Football League playing for Middlesbrough and Lincoln City. He then helped Grantham win the 1963–64 Midland League The Midlan ...

, English footballer *

Rebecca Barnard Rebecca Chirnside Barnard (born 26 December 1960) is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer and musician. She was the lead singer of the band Rebecca's Empire from 1993 to 2000, and has forged a solo career since her debut album, ''Fortifie ...

(born 1960), Australian singer, songwriter and musician *

Robert Barnard Robert Barnard (23 November 1936 – 19 September 2013) was an English crime writer, critic and lecturer. In addition to over 40 books published under his own name, he also published four books under the pseudonym Bernard Bastable. Life and wor ...

(1936–2013), English mystery writer and critic * Simeon Barnard (1844–1924), racehorse owner and racing official in South Australia * Timpoochee Barnard (1776–1834), Native American major in the United States army *

Thomas Barnard Thomas Barnard (–1806) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of Ireland as Bishop of Killaloe and Kilfenora (1780–1794) and Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe (1794–1806). Born in 1726 or 1728, he was the eldest son of ...

(c. 1726/28–1806), Anglican bishop in Ireland *

Tom Barnard Thomas 'Tom' Mark Paul Barnard (born November 7, 1951) is an American talk radio host and former voice-over talent. He retired as the host of '' The KQ92 Morning Show'' on 92 KQRS but currently hosts Tom Barnard Show on 105 The Ticket from 6:0 ...

, American radio talk show host *

Trevor Barnard Trevor John Barnard (born 3 January 1938) is a British-born Australian pianist and teacher. Life and career Trevor John Barnard was born in London in 1938. He entered the Royal Academy of Music at a young age, followed by private study with Herb ...

(born 1938), British-born Australian pianist and teacher *

William Barnard (bishop) William Barnard (1697 – 10 January 1768) was an Anglican bishop, Bishop of Derry from 1747 until his death. Barnard was educated at Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1721. He became vicar of St. Bride ...

(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 Bernard Courtois, also spelled Barnard Courtois, (8 February 1777 – 27 September 1838) was a French chemist credited with first isolating iodine. By 1811 the Napoleonic Wars had made the government-controlled saltpeter business taper off sinc ...

(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. Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. (February 8, 1824 – July 22, 1861) was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run, one of the fir ...

(1824–1861), Confederate Army general during the American Civil War * Barnard Pananasky, a pseudonym of Gary Morgan (actor) *

M. Barnard Eldershaw M. Barnard Eldershaw was the pseudonym used by the twentieth-century Australian literary collaborators Marjorie Barnard (1897–1987) and Flora Eldershaw (1897–1956). In a collaboration that lasted two decades from the late 1920s to the ...

, Australian literary pseudonym

Schools

Barnard Castle School ''When you are steeped in little things, you shall safely attempt great things.'' , established = 1883 , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding school , religious_affiliation = Inter-denominational with a non-conformist Christian ...

Barnard College Barnard College of Columbia University is a private women's liberal arts college in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded in 1889 by a group of women led by young student activist Annie Nathan Meyer, who petitioned Columbia ...

* Barnard School South Hampton

Places

Barnard, Kansas Barnard is a city in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 64. History Barnard was first settled in 1888 when a rail line of the Chicago, Kansas & Western Railroad Company, reached the to ...

* Barnard, Michigan *

Barnard, Missouri Barnard is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 221. History Barnard was platted in 1870. The city was named for J. F. Barnard, a railroad official. A post office called Barnard has b ...

* Barnard, South Dakota *

Barnard, Vermont Barnard is a town in Windsor County, Vermont. The population was 992 at the 2020 census. The town has two unincorporated villages: Barnard and East Barnard, along with the hamlets of Newcombsville, Mountain Meadows, and Fort Defiance.https://w ...

* Barnard Castle, England * Barnard River * Barnardsville, North Carolina * East Barnard, Texas * Mount Barnard

References

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