Barnum Family History
Barnum Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called
Barnham, for example in Norfolk, Suffolk, and West Sussex. They are
probably all named with the Old English byname Beorn(a) (see
Barnes 2) or Old English beorn ‘warrior’ + ham
‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Barnum
Name Distribution of Barnum Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Barnum families
 94 - 185  32 - 93 |
 1 - 31  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Barnum families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Barnum last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Barnum Family Origin
Barnum Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Barnum
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Barnum Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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