Barr Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 17
Buckinghamshire 9
Berkshire 43
Cambridgeshire 2
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 101
Cornwall 7
Cumberland 42
Derbyshire 22
Devon 11
Dorset 1
Durham 145
Essex 233
Gloucestershire 59
Hampshire 49
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 50
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 7
Kent 103
Lancashire 621
Leicestershire 23
Lincolnshire 169
London 818
Middlesex 140
Northumberland 84
Norfolk 24
Northamptonshire 16
Nottinghamshire 26
Oxfordshire 11
Rutland 0
Shropshire 4
Suffolk 30
Somerset 13
Surrey 69
Sussex 38
Staffordshire 36
Warwickshire 248
Westmorland 3
Wiltshire 14
Worcestershire 18
Yorkshire 583

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 11
Carmarthenshire 3
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 27
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 12
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Barr Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barr family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 44
General Labourer 40
Dress Maker 33
General Servant Domestic 31
Cook Domestic 24
Farmer 20
Scholar 16
House Painter 14
Carpenter 13
Tailor 13
Clerk 12
Domestic Servant 12
School 12
Tailoress 11
Commercial Clerk 10
House Maid Domestic 9
Farm Labourer 9
Commercial Traveller 8
French Polisher 8
Grocer 8
Railway Porter 8
Upholsterer 8
Cotton Weaver 8
Dressmaker 8
Agricultural Labourer 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Barr

Name Census Frequency
John Barr 1,377
William Barr 1,357
Mary Barr 1,283
Elizabeth Barr 897
James Barr 803
George Barr 761
Sarah Barr 683
Thomas Barr 671
Robert Barr 454
Charles Barr 448
Henry Barr 404
Jane Barr 384
Margaret Barr 367
Joseph Barr 338
Alice Barr 331
Ann Barr 331
Emma Barr 302
Annie Barr 283
Ellen Barr 267
Eliza Barr 254
Frederick Barr 251
Emily Barr 243
Arthur Barr 240
Edward Barr 239
Alfred Barr 222

Barr Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barr 100% 21,963
2 Burr 75% 15,520
3 Brier 40% 4,428
4 Brear 40% 3,583
5 Boorer 50% 2,133
6 Borer 60% 1,989
7 Barrie 67% 1,864
8 Boarer 67% 864
9 Bar 75% 512
10 Bourer 50% 475
11 Breare 50% 446
12 Bearer 67% 430
13 Briar 40% 356
14 Burree 50% 345
15 Berrie 50% 320
16 Berr 75% 296
17 Barer 80% 248
18 Barre 80% 211
19 Burra 60% 172
20 Borrie 50% 162
21 Bruer 40% 101

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

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