Barnard Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Barnard

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Origins Available: French, German, Irish, Scottish

Where did the Irish Barnard family come from? What is the Irish 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 Strongbownian invaders added their Norman conventions for surnames to the previously established Irish system for hereditary surnames. One of the most frequent forms of surnames for both cultures was the patronymic surname, which was formed from the name of the bearer's father or grandfather. The Norman tradition that the followers of Strongbow brought with them created such a surname through diminutive suffixes such as -ot, -et, -un, -in, or -el. Occasionally, two suffixes were combined to form a double diminutive, as in the combinations of -el-in, -el-ot, -in-ot, and -et-in. The Normans also formed patronymic surnames in a manner very similar to the Irish: they added a prefix to their father's name. These Anglo-Norman people, however, used the prefix Fitz-, which was derived from the French word fils, and ultimately from the Latin filius, which both mean son. Although this prefix probably originated in Flanders or Normandy, it can now only be found in Ireland. The surname Barnard is derived from the Germanic personal name Bernhard, which consists of the elements ber or bern, which mean bear, and hard, which means brave, handy, or strong.

Since church officials and medieval scribes spelt each name as it sounded to them; as a result, a single person could accumulate many different versions of his name within official records. A close examination of the origins of the name Barnard revealed the following spelling variations: Bernard, Barnard, Bernyrd, Barnerd, Barnart, Barnert, Barnarde and many more.

First found in Westmoreland where they had been granted lands by King William for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Ireland's Great Potato Famine left the country's inhabitants in extreme poverty and starvation. Many families left their homeland for North America for the promise of work, freedom and land ownership. Although the Irish were not free of economic and racial discrimination in North America, they did contribute greatly to the rapid development of bridges, canals, roads, and railways. Eventually, they would be accepted in other areas such as commerce, education, and the arts. An examination of immigration and passenger lists revealed many bearing the name Barnard: the Bernard and Barnard family who were well represented in all of the earliest settlements, in New England, Maryland, Boston, and Virginia, during the early 17th century.

Motto Translated: Tried virtue will flourish.

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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 Analystical 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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