Barnsley

Barnsley

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː(ɹ)nsli/

Proper noun

Barnsley (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsleys)

1. A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
2. A number of other places:
   1. A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0705).
   2. A hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7592).
   3. A township west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
   4. A locality in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada.
   5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barnsley is the 129825^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 131 individuals. Barnsley is most common among White (99.24%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• blarneys