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.
Discover how your Barlow ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 133 |
| Berkshire | 197 |
| Cambridgeshire | 62 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 1,346 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 76 |
| Derbyshire | 462 |
| Devon | 76 |
| Dorset | 26 |
| Durham | 223 |
| Essex | 123 |
| Gloucestershire | 52 |
| Hampshire | 166 |
| Herefordshire | 16 |
| Hertfordshire | 22 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 63 |
| Isle of Man | 6 |
| Kent | 114 |
| Lancashire | 6,666 |
| Leicestershire | 139 |
| Lincolnshire | 241 |
| London | 1,016 |
| Middlesex | 76 |
| Northumberland | 80 |
| Norfolk | 82 |
| Northamptonshire | 145 |
| Nottinghamshire | 564 |
| Oxfordshire | 92 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 63 |
| Shropshire | 196 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 48 |
| Surrey | 103 |
| Sussex | 64 |
| Staffordshire | 1,064 |
| Warwickshire | 484 |
| Westmorland | 21 |
| Wiltshire | 60 |
| Worcestershire | 187 |
| Yorkshire | 1,227 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 11 |
| Cardiganshire | 14 |
| Carnarvonshire | 21 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 36 |
| Flintshire | 31 |
| Glamorgan | 51 |
| Merionethshire | 9 |
| Montgomeryshire | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,556 |
| Cotton Weaver | 426 |
| Coal Miner | 279 |
| General Labourer | 203 |
| Dress Maker | 131 |
| Domestic Servant | 129 |
| Living On Own Means | 122 |
| Labourer | 101 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 99 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 90 |
| Farmer | 80 |
| House Keeper | 75 |
| Cotton Spinner | 75 |
| Cotton Winder | 67 |
| Carter | 65 |
| Grocer | 62 |
| Clerk | 52 |
| Cotton Operative | 51 |
| Farm Labourer | 48 |
| Laundress | 48 |
| General Servant Domestic | 47 |
| Blacksmith | 43 |
| General Servant | 43 |
| Joiner | 40 |
| General Domestic Servant | 36 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Barlow | 8,376 |
| John Barlow | 7,713 |
| William Barlow | 5,801 |
| Elizabeth Barlow | 4,971 |
| James Barlow | 4,783 |
| Thomas Barlow | 4,605 |
| Sarah Barlow | 4,542 |
| George Barlow | 3,726 |
| Ann Barlow | 2,795 |
| Alice Barlow | 2,408 |
| Joseph Barlow | 2,283 |
| Jane Barlow | 2,102 |
| Robert Barlow | 1,886 |
| Henry Barlow | 1,850 |
| Ellen Barlow | 1,701 |
| Charles Barlow | 1,691 |
| Hannah Barlow | 1,637 |
| Annie Barlow | 1,614 |
| Samuel Barlow | 1,587 |
| Margaret Barlow | 1,544 |
| Eliza Barlow | 1,420 |
| Emma Barlow | 1,361 |
| Martha Barlow | 1,283 |
| Richard Barlow | 1,270 |
| Edward Barlow | 1,265 |