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
Scholar 1,246
Agricultural Labourer 178
At Home 176
House Servant 136
Labourer 133
Cotton Weaver 98
Weaver 87
Farm Labourer 83
Coal Miner 81
Dress Maker 80
Servant 79
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 63
House Keeper 54
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 51
Annuitant 50
Power Loom Weaver 47
Silk Weaver 47
Hand Loom Weaver 42
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 42
Tailor 40
Wife 38
General Servant 38
Potter 37
Butcher 34
Blacksmith 32

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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