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 491
Agricultural Labourer 76
Labourer 56
Domestic Servant 35
Dress Maker 33
Laundress 26
Annuitant 23
General Servant 22
Servant 20
Coal Miner 20
Ag Labourer 18
Carpenter 14
House Keeper 13
Farm Labourer 12
Housemaid 11
Gardener 10
Farm Servant 10
No Occupation 10
Farmers Wife 10
Baker 10
Blacksmith 10
Glover 10
General Servant Domestic 10
Cook 9
Farmers Son 9

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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