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 1,321
General Labourer 132
Coal Miner 108
Domestic Servant 87
Living On Her Own Means 82
Agricultural Labourer 80
Living On Own Means 78
Farmer 67
Labourer 67
Dress Maker 67
Cotton Weaver 56
General Servant Domestic 50
Joiner 41
Grocer 38
Farm Labourer 38
General Servant 37
Laundress 33
House Keeper 33
Blacksmith 32
Clerk 30
Farm Servant 23
General Domestic Servant 21
Carpenter 20
Gardener 19
Butcher 19

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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