Barrow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Barrow Name Meaning: Either form someone who lived near a grove or in a place of the same name.

Olde English pre 7th Century 'bearo or bearu' meaning grove or wood. Alternatively from 'beorg' meaning hill or barrow.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barrow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barrow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 644
Agricultural Labourer 145
House Servant 100
At Home 83
Labourer 66
Dress Maker 56
Servant 50
Farm Labourer 41
Annuitant 35
General Servant 29
House Keeper 29
Shoe Maker 23
Carpenter 22
Blacksmith 21
Tailor 20
Farmers Son 19
Pauper 19
Farmers Wife 19
Butcher 15
Joiner 15
Ag Lab 15
Ag Labourer 14
Weaver 14
Assistant 13
Coal Miner 13

Barrow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barrow 100% 54,356
2 Burrow 83% 18,843
3 Borrow 83% 3,592
4 Berrow 83% 2,430
5 Aburrow 71% 828
6 Barow 83% 588
7 Borow 67% 370

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