Barrow Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Barrow Name Meaning: Either form someone who lived near a grove or in a place of the same name.

Olde English pre 7th Century 'bearo or bearu' meaning grove or wood. Alternatively from 'beorg' meaning hill or barrow.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Barrow Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Barrow family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 945
Agricultural Labourer 135
House Servant 96
Dress Maker 73
Labourer 60
Servant 51
Carter 41
House Keeper 41
Coal Miner 34
House Maid 31
General Servant 29
Shoe Maker 29
Blacksmith 27
Carpenter 26
Farmer 25
Cotton Weaver 23
Farm Servant 23
Joiner 22
Laundress 21
Wife Of Above 21
Butcher 20
Cook 18
Tailor 18
Dairy Maid 18
Domestic Servant 18

Barrow Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Barrow 100% 54,356
2 Burrow 83% 18,843
3 Borrow 83% 3,592
4 Berrow 83% 2,430
5 Aburrow 71% 828
6 Barow 83% 588
7 Borow 67% 370

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