Barnard

Barnard is a surname.

People

Some of the Barnard family in England may have been Huguenots^[1] 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, however the evidence for this is tenuous, as the name does not appear in lists of proven Huguenot names.^[2] By contrast, the Barnard family in Holland (the western provinces of the Netherlands) can be definitively traced back to circa 1751 (Izaak Barnard)^[3] of Scheveningen. The countries from which they entered Holland prior to that date are uncertain.^[4] The Jewish branch of the Barnard family in England is well documented,^[5][6] and is thought to have arrived in England and Ireland, after the time of the readmission of Jews by Oliver Cromwell (1656); some of whom can be traced back to Rabbi Daniel Barnard of Canterbury, with notable descendants around London,^[7][8][9] Chatham, Dartford,^[10] Kingston upon Hull,^[11] Stockton-on-Tees,^[12][13] Bournemouth,^[14] Ipswich, Norwich^[15] and in Australia.^[16]

Surname

The surname is most commonly found in Greater London and the South Eastern counties of England, and in California, Texas, Florida and New York in the United States of America.^[17] It is also found in Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa, Australia, and occasionally in Germany.^[18]

It is an English or Dutch version of Bernard, from the Germanic name Bernhard, composed of the elements ber(n) ‘bear’ + hard ‘brave’, ‘hardy’, ‘strong’.^[19] The name is a held by Hebrew scholars to be a symbolic representation (or Kinnui^[20][21][22]) for the Israelite tribe of Issachar. One of the sons of Jacob, Issachar, was compared to a donkey,^[23] so one would expect to find the donkey as a Kinnui^[24][25] of Issachar. However, the donkey, not considered to be very auspicious, was replaced by a bear; Dov in Hebrew, Bär or Baer in German. The corresponding family names are BAER, BER, BERR, BEHR, BERNHARDT, BERNARD (in France),^[26] Anglicised and also found in Holland as BARNARD.^[27]

Barnard Coat of Arms.
Argent, bear rampant sable, muzzle or.
Painting by R.T.Barnard

List of people with the surname

• Alfred Barnard (1837–1918), British brewing and distilling historian
• Andrew Francis Barnard (1773–1855), Irish-born British Army General
• Anne Barnard, American journalist
• Lady Anne Barnard (1750–1825), British author of the ballad Auld Robin Gray
• Anne Henslow Barnard (1833–1899), English botanical artist
• Baron Barnard, of Barnard Castle in the Bishoprick of Durham, a title created in 1698 in the Peerage of England
• Bill Barnard (1886–1958), New Zealand politician
• Cecil Barnard, the youth name of Hotep Idris Galeta (born 1941), South African jazz pianist and educator
• Charles Barnard (American football) (1915–2008), American football player
• Charles Douglas Barnard (1895–1971), British racing and record-breaking pilot
• Chester Barnard (1886–1961), telecommunications executive and author
• Chris Barnard (born 1939), South African writer
• Christiaan Barnard (1922–2001), South African surgeon, who performed the world's first heart transplant operation
• Claude Barnard (1890–1957), Australian politician
• Daniel D. Barnard (1797–1861), U.S. Representative from New York
• Darren Barnard (born 1971), British professional footballer, played for Wales, Chelsea, Bristol City, Barnsley, Grimsby and Aldershot
• Dorothy Wedderburn (née Barnard, 1925-2012), British economist and academic
• Edward Emerson Barnard (1857–1923), American astronomer for whom Barnard's Star is named
• Ernest Barnard, President of Major League Baseball's American League, 1927–1931
• Francis Jones Barnard, aka Frank Barnard Sr., pioneer freighting entrepreneur and Member of Parliament in Canada from 1879 to 1887
• Francis Stillman Barnard, aka Frank Barnard Jr., Member of Parliament in Canada from 1888 to 1892, and Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia from 1914 to 1919
• Franklyn Leslie Barnard (1896-1927), British air racing and airline pilot
• Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard (1809–1889), American scientist and educationalist
• George Alfred Barnard (1915-2002), British statistician
• George Grey Barnard (1863–1938), American sculptor
• George N. Barnard, American Civil War photographer
• Henry Barnard (1811–1900), American educationalist
• Izak Barnard (born 1933), Southern African safari guide, photographer and writer
• John Barnard (born 1946), British race car designer
• John Barnard (musician) (born 1948), British church music composer, conductor and organist
• John G. Barnard (1815–1882), US Army general during the American Civil War and Chief Engineer of the Defenses of Washington (1863–1864)
• Joseph Osmond Barnard (1816–1865), engraver of the Mauritius "Post Office" stamps
• Kate Barnard (1875–1930), American politician
• Keppel Harcourt Barnard (1887-1964), South African zoologist
• Lance Barnard (1919–1997), Australian politician
• Lee Barnard (born 1984), English football player
• Leigh Barnard (born 1958), English football player
• Lester Barnard (1894–1985), American college sports coach
• Marius Barnard (surgeon), South African surgeon, brother of Christiaan Barnard and inventor of critical illness insurance.
• Marius Barnard (tennis), South African professional tennis player.
• Mary Barnard (1909–2002), American poet and translator
• Mike Barnard (Henry Michael Barnard)(born 1933), English former first class cricketer and professional footballer.
• Neal D. Barnard, American medical doctor, author and clinical researcher
• Niel Barnard, former head of South Africa's National Intelligence Service during the apartheid era
• Paolo Barnard, Italian journalist
• Pat Barnard (born 1981), South African rugby union player
• Randolph H. Barnard (1898-1972) Patented modern process to produce fiberglass. Started Glass Fibers Inc. Toledo.
• Rebecca Barnard (born 1960), Australian singer, songwriter and musician
• Robert Barnard (1936–2013), English mystery writer and critic
• Thomas Barnard, Bishop of Limerick
• Tom Barnard, American radio talk show host
• William Barnard (bishop), Bishop of Derry 1803-1831
• William Barnard (engraver)
• William O. Barnard (1852–1939), representative in U.S. Congress from Indiana

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

See also

• Barney (disambiguation)
• Bernard (disambiguation)
• Bernhard (disambiguation)

References