Explore the Family Name Barnhouse

The meaning of Barnhouse

English (Devon): topographic name for someone who lived in a house by a barn, from Middle English bern-hous ‘house attached to a granary’, or a habitational name from Barn House in Brightling, Sussex, or from Barnhouse Farm in Shipley, Sussex.

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How common is the last name Barnhouse in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Barnhouse has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. Once ranked at 14,737 in 2000, it fell to 16,108 in 2010, marking a 9.3% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 1,848 to 1,797 during this period, a decline of 2.76%. This change is further reflected in the reduction of the proportion per 100,000 people, which saw an 11.59% decrease, moving from 0.69 to 0.61.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,737	#16,108	-9.3%
Count	1,848	1,797	-2.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.61	-11.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barnhouse

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Barnhouse, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, remained predominantly White from 2000 to 2010, albeit with a slight decrease of 0.34%, bringing it down to 95.83%. Interestingly, those identifying as two or more races increased by 39.13%, rising from 0.92% to 1.28%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic reduced by 14.81% to 1.84%. The census showed no individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity carrying the Barnhouse surname in 2000, but both categories were represented in 2010, each at 0.39%. The representation of American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 42.86%, dropping to 0.28%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.16%	95.83%	-0.34%
Hispanic	2.16%	1.84%	-14.81%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1.28%	39.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.39%	0%
Black	0%	0.39%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.49%	0.28%	-42.86%