Show ContentsBarnier History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Barnier family

The surname Barnier was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Barnier family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barnier research. Another 236 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1602, 1625, 1635, 1659, 1664, 1680, 1685, 1688, 1700, 1713 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Barnier History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Barnier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bernier, Bernière, Bernières and others.

Early Notables of the Barnier family

Notable amongst the family at this time was François Bernier (1625-1688), a French physician and traveler; Nicolas Bernier (1664-1734), a French composer; and Henri de Bernières (c. 1635-1700), born in Caen, Normandy, the son of Pierre de Bernières, Baron of Acqueville, he became a priest and was chosen as one of a...
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Barnier Ranking

In France, the name Barnier is the 2,789th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1


United States Barnier migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barnier Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Vincent Barnier, aged 25, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2
Barnier Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • William Barnier, aged 24 settled in New Orleans in 1820

Contemporary Notables of the name Barnier (post 1700) +

  • Michel Barnier (b. 1951), French politician
  • Romain Barnier (b. 1976), French Olympic freestyle swimmer


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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