Bar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bar family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2
Draughtsman 1
Flower Seller 1
Razor Grinder 1
Labourer 1
Furniture Dealer 1
Iron Moulder 1
Apprentice Farmer 1
Sailor 1
Boarding House Keeper 1
Paper Staver 1
Provisions Merchant 1
Teacher 1
Chief Clerk To The Stock & Share Department Of A South African Financial House 1
Clerk 1
Farmers Labouror 1
Housemaid (domestic) 1
Help (domestic) 1
Railway Pensioner (boiler Maker) 1

Bar Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Beer 50% 37,090
2 Barr 75% 21,963
3 Bear 75% 7,710
4 Beare 60% 4,824
5 Bore 50% 2,880
6 Beere 40% 2,813
7 Bare 75% 2,113
8 Boor 50% 1,958
9 Boore 40% 1,783
10 Bree 25% 1,658
11 Bere 50% 1,281
12 Bauer 60% 1,186
13 Buer 50% 894
14 Boar 75% 827
15 Bar 100% 512
16 Abear 60% 397
17 Abra 25% 381
18 Bure 50% 311
19 Auber 40% 220
20 Boer 50% 214
21 Abare 60% 202
22 Bur 67% 197
23 Boare 60% 194
24 Aber 50% 191
25 Bair 75% 187
26 Bour 50% 168
27 Brie 25% 144
28 Baur 75% 141
29 Broe 25% 122
30 Bier 50% 120
31 Obree 20% 119
32 Bira 50% 113
33 Baer 75% 107
34 Boure 40% 100

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The surname Bar is the 15th most popular variant of Beer.

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