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Barton History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Germany

The German surname Barton is derived from the personal name Bartholomew.

Early Origins of the Barton family

The surname Barton was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the name Barton became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Barton family

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Barton Spelling Variations

In the medieval era, many different cultural groups lived in the German states. There are thus many regional variations of German surnames from that era. Westphalians spoke Low German, which is similar to modern Dutch. Many German names carry suffixes that identify where they came from. Others have phrases attached that identify something about the original bearer. Other variations in German names resulted from the fact that medieval scribes worked without the aid of any spelling rules. The spelling variations of the name Barton include Barton, Bartton, Bartonn, Bartonne, Barttonne, Baerton, Baertton, Baertonn, Baertonne, Baerttonne, Berton, Bertton, Bertonn, Bertonne and many more.

Early Notables of the Barton family

Notables with the name Barton during this period were

Benjamin Smith Barton (1766-1815), American naturalist
Bernard Barton (1784-1849), English poet

Barton World Ranking

In the United States, the name Barton is the 475^th most popular surname with an estimated 59,688 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Barton is ranked the 805^th most popular surname with an estimated 6,672 people with that name. 2 And in Australia, the name Barton is the 322^nd popular surname with an estimated 11,004 people with that name. 3 New Zealand ranks Barton as 325^th with 1,909 people. 4 The United Kingdom ranks Barton as 269^th with 22,466 people. 5

Barton migration to the United States +

The great European flow of migration to North America, which began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century, was particularly attractive to those from the Rhineland who wished to escape either poverty or religious persecution. Many of those who left the Rhineland to seek their fortunes in the prosperous and free New World settled in the major urban centers of the United States and Canada. In the United States, the settlers from the Rhineland passed through immigration centers like that of Ellis Island, most of them moving on to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Illinois, California, and New York. In Canada, the majority of Rhinelanders settled in Ontario and the prairie provinces. An examination of passenger and immigration lists has revealed many important settlers to North America bearing the name Barton, or one of its variants above:

Barton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Isaac Barton, aged 27, who arrived in Isla de Providencia in 1635 aboard the ship "Expectation" 6
hack Barton, aged 27, who arrived at Providence, Rhode Island in 1635 6
William Barton, who arrived in Virginia in 1636 6
Robert Barton, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 6
Tho Barton, who arrived in Virginia in 1637 6
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Barton Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Isaac Barton, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1714 6
Henry Barton, who landed in Virginia in 1719 6
Elizabeth Barton, who arrived in America in 1765 6
Jacob Barton, who arrived in America in 1792 6
John Barton, who landed in America in 1795 6

Barton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Christopher Barton, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1808 6
Ann Barton, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812 6
Johannes Barton, aged 37, who arrived in New York in 1812 6
Nicholas Barton, who settled in Virginia in the same year
T. Barton, who settled in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1820
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Barton Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Hugh Barton, who arrived in Arkansas in 1905 6

Barton migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barton Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Edward Barton who, accompanied by his wife, who settled in Nova Scotia in 1749
Edward Barton, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
Thomas Barton, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
Edward Barton, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1750
John Barton, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
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Barton Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Patrick Barton from County Tipperary, Ireland, was married in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1827 7
David Barton, who arrived in Canada in 1831
Michael Barton, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1834
Elijah Barton, who landed in Canada in 1841
Henry Burdett Barton, who arrived in Canada in 1841
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Barton migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Barton Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Barton, British Convict who was convicted in London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Cornwallis" in August 1800, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 8
Mr. Alexander Barton, British Convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Batavia" in October 1817, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 9
Thomas Barton, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Agamemnon" on April 22, 1820, settling in New South Wales, Australia 10
Mr. Thomas Barton, British Convict who was convicted in Kent, England for life, transported aboard the "Caledonia" on 5th July 1820, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 11
Mr. William Barton, Scottish convict who was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Caledonia" on 5th July 1820, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 11
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Barton migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Barton Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Barton, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840
Richard Barton, aged 37, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Oriental" in 1840
Mr. R. Barton, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Oriental" arriving in Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand on 31st January 1840 12
James Barton, aged 21, a gardener, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Mary Ann" in 1842
Charles Barton, aged 19, a labourer, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Poictiers" in 1850
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Barton migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 13

Barton Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Jane Barton who settled in Barbados in 1654
William Barton, who settled in Jamaica in 1654
Jane Barton, who arrived in Barbados in 1663 6
Lawrence Barton, who landed in Barbados in 1663 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Barton (post 1700) +

Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912), American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross 14
Prime Minister Sir Edmund Barton GCMG, QC (1849-1920), Australian politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia (1901)
William P.C. Barton (1786-1856), American medical botanist, physician, professor, naval surgeon, and botanical illustrator
William Barton (1748-1831), American Revolutionary War soldier, was best known for capturing an enemy general
Major-General Raymond Oscar Barton (1889-1963), American Commanding General 4th Division (1944) 15
Robert S. Barton (1925-2009), American computer scientist and chief architect of several computers made by Burroughs Corporation
Major General Raymond O. Barton (1890-1963), American Army officer and combat commander in World War I and World War II 16
Eileen Barton (1924-2006), American singer and radio actress 17
Thomas Alfred "Tom" Barton (1949-2023), Australian politician, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1992 to 2006
Robert John Orr Barton (1944-2021), British businessman, Chairman of Next plc and EasyJet
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Barton family +

HMS Hood

Mr. Kenneth C F Barton (b. 1922), English Petty Officer serving for the Royal Navy from Newport, Isle of Wight, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 18

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Ronald A Barton, British Petty Officer, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 19

RMS Titanic

Mr. Sidney John Barton (d. 1912), aged 25, English Third Class Steward from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 20
Mr. David John Barton (d. 1912), aged 22, English Third Class passenger from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 20

Citations +

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"Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
"UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
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)
Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 13th August 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-cornwallis
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 30th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/batavia
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Agamemnon voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1820 with 179 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/agamemnon/1820
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/caledonia
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
Clarissa Barton. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Clarissa Barton. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Barton
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Raymond Barton. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Barton/Raymond_Oscar/USA.html
Raymond Barton. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Raymond Barton. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_O._Barton
Eileen Barton. (Retrieved 2010, September 27) Eileen Barton. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eileen_Barton
H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Rolls of Honour, Men Lost in the Sinking of H.M.S. Hood, 24th May 1941. (Retrieved 2016, July 15) . Retrieved from http://www.hmshood.com/crew/memorial/roh_24may41.htm
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html