Barlow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Barlow Name Meaning: This is a habitational name derived from a number of place names meaning [lives on] the 'barley hill','barn''hill''barley clearing'.

The name is of English origin,where the ancestry for most Barlows traces back to the north west.Highest in Cheshire.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barlow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barlow family

Profession Census Frequency
Female Servant 245
Agricultural Labourer 223
Independent 219
Cotton Weaver 218
Labourer 176
Weaver 165
Farmer 109
Male Servant 78
Shoe Maker 68
Cotton Spinner 58
Silk Weaver 51
Coal Miner 39
Carter 35
Potter 31
Dress Maker 30
Stone Mason 29
Tailor 28
Butcher 27
Cotton Piecer 27
Hatter 27
Dyer 26
Publican 25
Apprentice 24
Bleacher 23
Independant 22

Barlow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barlow 100% 115,170
2 Burlow 83% 1,155
3 Barlaw 83% 224
4 Berlow 83% 185
5 Borlow 83% 163
6 Barlowe 86% 109

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The surname Barlow is the most popular version of all its varients

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