Cognomen Barns (Barns 
, Барнс 
, בארנס 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare last name. The surname Barns is habitual in Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, Cyprus, and Bulgaria. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Barns is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Barns | United Kingdom, Australia, Egypt, United States, Ghana |
| Барнс | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| בארנס | Israel |
| rebecca barns (1659-1694) (b. 1659) |
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samuel west barns British commercial photographer (1840-1889), GB (b. 1840) |
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| caleb p. barns American politician, US (b. 1812) |
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thomas alexander barns British naturalist, GB (b. 1881) |
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| charles edward barns American journalist, US (b. 1862) |
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| william e. barns (b. 1853) |
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| ethel barns British composer and violinist (1873–1948), GB (b. 1874) |
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| cornelia barns American illustrator and cartoonist (1888-1941), US (b. 1888) |
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| paul d. barns American judge (b. 1894) |
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| j. w. b. barns British Egyptologist, papyrologist, Anglican priest, and academic, GB (b. 1912) |
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| justine barns American politician, US (b. 1925) |
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| graeme barns Australian rower, AU (b. 1950) |
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thomas barns Australian amateur wrestler, AU |
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| greg barns Australian barrister, AU (b. 1962) |
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| mitch barns Chief Executive Officer - Nielsen (b. 1964) |
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