The surname Barnes is of locative origin being derived from the Old English word for a barn. The original bearer of the name was somebody who lived by a barn. When found in Scotland Barnes derives from the place name Barnes in Aberdeenshire. Barnes is first recorded as a last name in England in the 11th Century. Barnes is the 99th most popular name in The US. Notable bearers of the surname Barnes include Warren Delabere Barnes, born in 1865, who was a 19th Century Britsh colonial administrator. He was a member of the Malayan civil service from 1888 to 1910 and was the Colonial secretary of Hong Cong under British rule during five months in 1911, until his sudden death. Barnes died on Saturday 28 October 1911, at age 46, of heart failure while playing a game of polo in Hong Kong.
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