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
School 862
Private Means 94
Farmer 59
General Labourer 50
Farm Labourer 50
General Servant (domestic) 49
Labourer 48
Clerk 41
Dressmaker 36
At School 35
Domestic Servant 34
Scholar 30
House Keeper 28
None 25
Shop Assistant 25
Bricklayer 24
Cotton Weaver 24
At Home 23
Carter 23
Carpenter 21
Coal Miner Hewer 21
General Servant Domestic 20
Joiner 20
Assisting In The Business 18
Cook (domestic) 17

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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