Barry Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Barry Name Meaning: Possibly from the Old French "bari", which means a fortification of some kind i.e castle or rampart. Secondly Norman for O'Baire,meaning 'fair head'.

This name could be of scottish origin from the village of Barry in the former county of 'Angus'. First recorded spelling is that of 'Nest De Barri',dated 1185.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barry Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barry family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 899
Labourer 105
General Labourer 83
Domestic Servant 48
General Servant 47
Laundress 44
Tailor 39
Dress Maker 38
Dock Labourer 31
Charwoman 26
Coal Miner 26
Shoe Maker 25
No Occupation 24
Annuitant 21
House Keeper 21
Servant 20
Tailoress 19
Carpenter 17
Boot Maker 16
General Servant Domestic 16
Bricklayer Labourer 15
Farm Labourer 14
Hawker 14
Carman 13
Soldier 13

Barry Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Berry 80% 161,236
2 Barry 100% 35,182
3 Bury 60% 21,182
4 Burry 80% 5,405
5 Berrey 67% 2,274
6 Barrie 67% 1,864
7 Brearey 57% 1,210
8 Bary 80% 730
9 Barrey 83% 559
10 Breary 50% 543
11 Burrey 67% 416
12 Berrie 50% 320
13 Barey 80% 314
14 Borry 80% 201
15 Burey 60% 156
16 Oberry 67% 145

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The surname Barry is the 2nd most popular variant of Berry.

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