Given name & surname
Bartlett
“the son of the farmer”·“son of Talmai”
In English use, Bartlett is an affectionate form of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Bartlett carries the interpretation “the son of the farmer.” In English use, Bartlett is an affectionate form of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
Bartlett is used as a form of Bartholomew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bartlett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 646
- 646 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2004. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1925. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 431 as a first name in 2020; 41,652 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bartlett’s family of names
In English usage, Bartlett is an affectionate form of Bartholomew. Bartlett has a related form in Bartlet. Bartlett is a form of Bartholomew.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Bartlett
- Bartlett RobinsonAmerican actor (1912-1986)
- B. J. PalmerAmerican chiropractor1882–1961
- Bartlett SherAmerican theatre directorborn 1959
- Bartlett YanceyAmerican politician (1785-1828)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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