Barnard

{{about|the name|other uses|Barnard (disambiguation)}}{{TOC right}} Barnard is a surname of Old English origin, derived from the Anglo-Saxon given name "Beornheard". It is composed of two elements: "Beorn," meaning "young warrior" or "bear," and "heard," meaning "hardy," "brave," or "strong."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Barnard Genealogy |url=https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~fesschequy/genealogy/Barnard.html#:~:text=(Anglo-Saxon%20Beornheard),%20which%20means%20%22having%20bear-strength.%22%20The,a%20family%20whose%20paternal%20ancestor%20was%20named |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=freepages.rootsweb.com}}</ref> In some cases, Barnard is a version of the surname '''Bernard''', which is a French and West Germanic 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 (1066), Changing their surnames from Bernard 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<ref>The Huguenots in England: Immigration and Settlement, c. 1550 – 1700 by Bernard Cottret</ref> who fled from the Atlantic coast region of France ''circa'' 1685 (the time of the revocation of the edict of Nantes) or earlier than that date.<ref name="aftc">{{cite web|url=http://www.aftc.com.au/Huguenot/Hug.html|publisher=aftc.com.au|title=Australian Family Tree Connections - Huguenot Surnames Index|accessdate=2017-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214200349/http://aftc.com.au/Huguenot/Hug.html|archive-date=2017-02-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> By contrast, the Barnard family in Holland (the western provinces of the Netherlands) can be definitively traced back to ''circa'' 1751 (Izaak Barnard)<ref name="barnard">{{cite web|url=http://www.barnard.nl/stamboom/tables.html|author=Willeke Wendrich|publisher=barnard.nl|title=Find a Barnard|accessdate=2017-02-05}}</ref> of Scheveningen.The surname Barnard is also found in South Africa among the Afrikaner community. An example of this is Christiaan Barnard, A South African Cardiac Surgeon who performed the first Successful Heart Transplant.The surname is Also found in Australia and North America because of mostly UK and Huguenot immigration from Europe. Other families bearing or subsequently adopting the surname Barnard arrived as Jewish immigrants from continental Europe after 1656 <ref name="jstor1656">{{cite web|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/29779867|title=The readmission of the Jews to England in 1656, in the context of English economic policy. Jewish Historical Studies, 31, 153-169|jstor=29779867 |accessdate=2020-10-20}}</ref> and are well documented.<ref name="jewishgen">{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/UK/|publisher=jewishgen.org|title=Jewish Communities and Records - United Kingdom Database|accessdate=2017-02-05}}</ref><ref name="cemeteryscribes">{{cite web|url=http://www.cemeteryscribes.com/search.php?mylastname=barnard&myfirstname=&mybool=AND&search=Search|publisher=cemeteryscribes.com|title=Search Results: CemeteryScribes Jewish tombstone inscriptions, Genealogy, Family History|accessdate=2017-02-05}}</ref> Some of the latter branch are descendants of Rabbi Daniel Barnard of Canterbury, with recorded descendants around London,<ref>Chatham Synagogue marriage records</ref><ref>Great Synagogue birth register</ref> Chatham, Dartford, Kingston upon Hull,<ref>Delhi Street Cemetery burial records, Hull</ref> Stockton-on-Tees,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kmbro.org/Stockton_Burials.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-12-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501224713/http://www.kmbro.org/Stockton_Burials.htm |archivedate=2009-05-01 }}</ref> Bournemouth,<ref>Boscombe Cemetery burial records, Bournemouth</ref> Ipswich, Norwich and in Australia.

=== Surname === In England 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 United States of America it is most commonly found in California, Texas, Florida, and New York. It is also found in France, Belgium, Canada, The Netherlands, South Africa, Australia, and occasionally in Germany. 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).<ref name="genealoj">{{cite web|url=http://www.genealoj.org/ENtexte/page15.html |publisher=genealoj.org |title=ENtexte/page15 |accessdate=2017-02-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305134938/http://www.genealoj.org/ENtexte/page15.html |archivedate=2009-03-05 }}</ref> thumb|alt=Barnard Coat of Arms|Barnard Coat of Arms ''Argent, bear rampant sable, muzzle or''

== People with the surname == * Barnard (surname)

== Given name == * Bernard Courtois (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. (1824–1861), Confederate Army general during the American Civil War * Barnard Pananasky, a pseudonym of Gary Morgan (actor) * M. Barnard Eldershaw, Australian literary pseudonym

== Schools == *Barnard Castle School *Barnard College *Barnard School South Hampton

== Places == *Barnard, Kansas *Barnard, Michigan *Barnard, Missouri *Barnard, South Dakota *Barnard, Vermont *Barnard Castle, England *Barnard River *Barnardsville, North Carolina *Mount Barnard

== References == {{reflist}}

{{given name|type=both}} Category:English masculine given names Category:Masculine given names Category:English-language surnames Category:Surnames derived from given names