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.
Discover how your Barry ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 24 |
| Berkshire | 30 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 23 |
| Cheshire | 151 |
| Cornwall | 33 |
| Cumberland | 18 |
| Derbyshire | 21 |
| Devon | 123 |
| Dorset | 16 |
| Durham | 185 |
| Essex | 272 |
| Gloucestershire | 109 |
| Hampshire | 123 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 4 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 18 |
| Kent | 117 |
| Lancashire | 966 |
| Leicestershire | 51 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 1,561 |
| Middlesex | 239 |
| Northumberland | 85 |
| Norfolk | 17 |
| Northamptonshire | 30 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 12 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 22 |
| Somerset | 82 |
| Surrey | 174 |
| Sussex | 97 |
| Staffordshire | 67 |
| Warwickshire | 52 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 24 |
| Worcestershire | 31 |
| Yorkshire | 336 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 8 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 7 |
| Glamorgan | 623 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 206 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 580 |
| Private Means | 63 |
| Dock Labourer | 51 |
| Labourer | 50 |
| None | 50 |
| General Labourer | 37 |
| Clerk | 28 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 28 |
| Dressmaker | 27 |
| At School | 24 |
| Student | 23 |
| Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Soldier | 21 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| Charwoman | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| No Occupation | 17 |
| Nil | 16 |
| At Home | 16 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 15 |
| Cotton Weaver | 15 |
| Labourer General | 14 |
| Carman | 13 |
| Dress Maker | 13 |
| Scholar | 13 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Barry | 2,983 |
| John Barry | 2,743 |
| William Barry | 2,074 |
| James Barry | 1,755 |
| Thomas Barry | 1,329 |
| Elizabeth Barry | 1,249 |
| Ellen Barry | 1,021 |
| Margaret Barry | 995 |
| Catherine Barry | 803 |
| Edward Barry | 648 |
| Ann Barry | 616 |
| Sarah Barry | 599 |
| Richard Barry | 554 |
| Patrick Barry | 550 |
| George Barry | 517 |
| Charles Barry | 502 |
| Michael Barry | 464 |
| Jane Barry | 453 |
| David Barry | 429 |
| Eliza Barry | 411 |
| Joseph Barry | 377 |
| Henry Barry | 357 |
| Alice Barry | 354 |
| Annie Barry | 352 |
| Robert Barry | 324 |
| 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 |
The surname Barry is the 2nd most popular variant of Berry.