Barret Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barret Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barret family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 95
Labourer 41
House Servant 31
Agricultural Labourer 26
Farm Labourer 21
At Home 16
Servant 14
Coal Miner 8
Power Loom Weaver 7
Grocer & Baker 6
General Servant 6
Scholar At Home 6
Wool Comber 6
Domestic 5
Ag Lab 4
Gardener 4
Carpenter 4
Cook 4
Charwoman 4
Dock Labourer 4
Hand Loom Weaver 4
House Keeper 4
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 4
Factory Hand Wool 4
Machine Maker 4

Barret Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barrett 86% 134,246
2 Barritt 71% 7,617
3 Barret 100% 6,012
4 Burrett 71% 4,629
5 Berrett 71% 3,653
6 Barrat 83% 2,155
7 Barett 67% 1,801
8 Barrit 83% 515
9 Barrot 83% 399
10 Barriet 86% 185
11 Berritt 57% 177
12 Baret 83% 125
13 Barrate 71% 117
14 Burett 50% 112
15 Burret 83% 104

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The surname Barret is the 3rd most popular variant of Barrett.

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