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
School 15
General Labourer 6
General Servant (domestic) 4
Private Means 4
Charwoman 3
Servant Domestic 3
Waggoner On Farm 3
Clerk 3
Mender 3
Farm Labourer 2
Cook 2
Cook (domestic) 2
Hawker 2
Dressmaker 2
Roving Frame Tender In Cotton Mill 2
None Private Means 2
House Painter 2
Labourer 2
Piecener Woollen 2
Weaver Woollen 2
Farm Laborer 2
Miner 1
Belt Maker 1
Clerk Newspaper Chronicle Office 1
Butler (domestic) 1

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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