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 744
Agricultural Labourer 89
General Labourer 75
Dress Maker 48
Living On Own Means 46
Domestic Servant 43
Labourer 42
Farmer 33
Coal Miner 33
Cotton Weaver 33
Carpenter 32
Living On Her Own Means 30
General Servant Domestic 29
Laundress 26
General Servant 26
Farm Labourer 26
Gardener 23
Blacksmith 19
House Keeper 17
Clerk 17
Joiner 15
Shoe Maker 14
Painter 14
Brick Layer 13
Printer 13

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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