Barnard Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Barnard

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Where did the French Barnard family come from? What is the French coat of arms/family crest? When did the Barnard family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The surname Barnard is derived from the French personal name Bernard, making this surname a patronym, or derived from the name of a parent or other ancestor. This type of surname belongs to the category of surnames, known as hereditary surnames. Patronymic surnames arose out of the vernacular and religious given name traditions. The vernacular or regional naming tradition is the oldest and most pervasive type of patronymic surname. According to this custom, names were originally composed of vocabulary elements from the local language. Vernacular names that were derived from ancient Germanic personal names have cognates in most European languages. For example, the court of Charlemagne (742-814) was Christian and Latin-speaking, but the Frankish dialect of Old German was commonly used for personal names. Vernacular names were widespread throughout Normandy. Accordingly, many typical English and French names are in fact, originally of Germanic origin. In some cases the exact same name appears in many other European countries. The personal name Bernard is derived from the Germanic name Bernhard, which is composed of the Old German elements bern, which meant bear, and hard, which meant hard or strong. The personal name therefore meant "as strong as a bear."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bernard, Bernerd, Bernat, Bernarde, Barnard, Bairnard, Burnard, Bernaurd and many more.

First found in Provence, where the family has been seated since very early times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Henry Bernard settled in Philadelphia in 1682; John Bernard, aged 30; settled with his wife Phébé, 27; in Massachusetts in 1634; John George Bernard, aged 36.

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Some noteworthy people of the name Barnard

Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard (1809-1889), American scientist & educator
George Grey Barnard (1863-1938), American sculptor
Henry Barnard (1811-1900), American jurist, educator and politician
Alfred James Barnard (b. 1920), American chemist and director of Analytical Services of T. J. Baker Chemical Co
Edward Emerson Barnard (1857-1923), American astronomer
Sir Henry William Barnard (1799-1857), British army officer and painter
Hon. Lance Herbert Barnard (1919-1997), Australian politician, was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
Howard Barnard, educational historian
Marjorie Faith Barnard (1897-1987), Australian novelist
Christian Neethling Barnard (b. 1922), South African surgeon who performed the first successful heart transplant

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Barnard family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Barnard coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Barnard genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Barnard Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Barnard Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.