Barclay Forename
136,960th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 2,830 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda
Barclay Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: Corruption of Berkeley.
Barclay Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83% | 1,672 | 1:216,828 | 7,514 |
| Canada | 100% | 277 | 1:119,615 | 5,653 |
| Liberia | 91% | 273 | 1:16,161 | 1,205 |
| England | 100% | 120 | 1:463,358 | 10,122 |
| Scotland | 98% | 115 | 1:46,525 | 1,518 |
| Malawi | 100% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 31 | 1:262,978 | 21,716 |
| Australia | - | 28 | 1:487,772 | 7,849 |
| New Zealand | - | 27 | 1:168,002 | 5,821 |
| South Africa | 100% | 26 | 1:2,097,410 | 61,386 |
| Zambia | - | 24 | 1:660,616 | 13,295 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 18 | 1:9,864,687 | 115,427 |
| China | - | 12 | 1:113,837,982 | 65,289 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 9 | 1:1,878,009 | 24,529 |
| Brazil | 100% | 8 | 1:26,779,519 | 235,888 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Kenya | - | 7 | 1:6,615,301 | 31,578 |
| Philippines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,144,211 | 189,875 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 4 | 1:2,607,818 | 19,206 |
| India | 100% | 4 | 1:303,719,493 | 2,628,057 |
| Haiti | - | 2 | 1:5,363,476 | 32,317 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Iceland | 100% | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Italy | 86% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
Barclay (48,960) may also be a surname.
Barclay Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: Corruption of Berkeley.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Barclay Forename Popularity
Barclay Demographics
Average Male Barclay Height
179.35 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 37 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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