Explore the Family Name Bartness

The meaning of Bartness

1. Norwegian: old variant of Bartnes (and, in North America, probably also an altered form of this), a habitational name from Trøndelag, a form of Old Norse burkn ‘fern’ + nes ‘promontary, headland’. 2. In some cases possibly also an altered form of German Bartmess.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bartness has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 95,091st most popular surname, and by 2010, it fell to the 105,600th spot indicating an 11.05% drop in its rank. The count of individuals with the Bartness surname also saw a minor dip, decreasing by 5.06% from 178 in 2000 to 169 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people also declined by 14.29%, illustrating that the prevalence of this surname is slowly declining.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#95,091	#105,600	-11.05%
Count	178	169	-5.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bartness

When exploring the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bartness, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there is a clear predominance of White ethnicity. In 2000, 97.19% of people with this surname identified as White, and although there was a slight decrease of 1.37% over the decade, the percentage remained significantly high at 95.86% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of people with the surname Bartness identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. This suggests that Bartness is predominantly a White-identified surname in the United States.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	95.86%	-1.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%