Barnett

Where Barnett comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Barnett.

Barnett through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #909 among boys, with 5 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1899
    Peak, #714
    9 babies named Barnett, its best rank.
  3. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1905
    Barnett Newman born
    American painter (1905—1970)
  5. 1926
    Barnett Rosenberg born
    American chemist
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Barnett Newman · American painter (1905—1970), 1905–1970
  • Barnett Rosenberg · American chemist, 1926–2009
  • Barnett Parker · British actor, 1886–1941
  • Barnett Janner · British politician, 1892–1982
  • Barnett Freedman · artist, illustrator, 1901–1958

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.