Barnsdale

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + dæl (“valley, dale”).

Proper noun

Barnsdale (countable and uncountable, plural Barnsdales)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A locality mainly in Exton and Horn parish, Rutland, England, with many places/properties named Barnsdale (OS grid ref SK9009).
   2. A number of places in Doncaster borough, South Yorkshire and Wakefield borough, West Yorkshire, England, including Barnsdale Bar on the county boundary (OS grid ref SE5113).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Barnsdale is the 20554^th most common surname in England, belonging to 218 individuals.

Further reading

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