Barter Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Barter Name Meaning: A nickname from old french Barateor, meaning 'Rogue,Cheat,Fraud'.

The name is of medieval English origin.There is also a slight chance that in some case's it may be from Old Norse Baratta,meaning 'Beating,Fight',insinuating a trouble maker or a quarrelsman.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barter Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barter family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 300
Agricultural Labourer 99
House Servant 47
Labourer 37
At Home 36
Dress Maker 31
Carpenter 22
Servant 18
Shoe Maker 18
Farm Labourer 17
Scholar At Home 17
General Servant 12
Employed At Home 12
House Keeper 11
Errand Boy 11
Blacksmith 11
Pauper 11
Laundress 11
Brick Layer 10
Coal Miner 10
Gardener 10
Farm Servant 9
Glover 9
Cook 8
Weaver 8

Barter Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barter 100% 24,347
2 Burter 83% 769
3 Bartter 86% 241
4 Bartor 83% 233
5 Borter 83% 228
6 Berter 83% 170

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The surname Barter is the most popular version of all its varients

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