Barnhill

Barnhill

English

Etymology

From Old English bearn (“barn”) + hyll (“hill”).

Proper noun

Barnhill (countable and uncountable, plural Barnhills)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A hamlet in Broxton parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4854). [1]
   2. A suburb of Broughty Ferry, Dundee council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO4831).
   3. An eastern suburb of Perth, Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO1222) [2]
   4. A village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barnhill is the 3940^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9040 individuals. Barnhill is most common among White (83.51%) and Black/African American (11.73%) individuals.

References

1. OS: Cheshire
2. OS: Perth

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barnhill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 103.