Barnsley Family History
Barnsley Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): habitational name from any of several places so called such as Barnsley (Yorkshire) Barnsley (Gloucestershire) and Barnsleyhall in Bromsgrove (Worcestershire). The places are named from Old English lēah ‘wood glade clearing’ preceded by one of several personal names in the genitive case with -es. In Yorkshire the personal name is Beorn; in Gloucestershire and possibly Worcestershire it is Beornmōd. Compare Bardsley
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022