Barnsley (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "Barn clearing" in Old English; one who came from Barnsley |
| Region of origin | England |
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Barnsley is an English toponymic surname associated with one of the places so called, e.g. Barnsley in Yorkshire or Barnsley in Gloucestershire.[1]
Notable people with the name include:
- Craig Barnsley (born 1983), South African-born Welsh cricketer
- Barnsley brothers, Ernest (1863–1926) and Sidney (1865–1916), Arts and Crafts movement master builders
- Edward Barnsley (1900–1987), designer and furniture maker, son of Sidney Barnsley
- Geoff Barnsley (born 1935), English former footballer
- Godfrey Barnsley (1805–1873), British-American businessman and cotton broker
- Grace Barnsley (1896–1975), English pottery decorator
- Harry Barnsley (1905–1969), British coxswain
- J. M. Barnsley (1861–1929), Canadian painter
- Michael Barnsley (born 1946), British mathematician
- Thomas Barnsley (1919–1992), British businessman
- Victoria Barnsley (born 1954), British businesswoman and entrepreneur
See also
Search for "Barnsley" on Wikipedia.
- All pages with titles beginning with Barnsley
- All pages with titles containing Barnsley
- Barnsley (disambiguation)
- Bardsley (surname)
- Barsley
References
- ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 10 July 2026.