About Barends
The surname Barends is a patronymic surname derived from the given name Barend, which is a Dutch form of the name Bernard. It signifies "son of Barend" or "descendant of Barend." The name Barend itself is derived from the Germanic elements "ber(n)" meaning "bear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the surname Barends can be interpreted to mean "son of the brave bear" or "descendant of the strong bear."
The surname Barends is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Barends based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Barends is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Barends in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Barends using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.