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
School 242
Farm Labourer 27
Farmer 22
General Labourer 19
Labourer 19
General Servant (domestic) 18
Dressmaker 17
Private Means 16
None 13
Scholar 12
Bricklayer 11
Domestic Servant 11
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Assisting In Business 10
Clerk 9
Nil 9
At School 9
No Occupation 9
Cook (domestic) 9
Carpenter 8
Laundress 8
Housemaid (domestic) 8
Assistant 8
Assisting In The Business 8
Shop Assistant 7

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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