Barberry Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Barberry Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Barbara,' once popularly Barbery. Barbara was a favourite font-name in the surname period; v. Babb, Barbot, &c.

1581. Married — William Grosse and Barbery Marbeck: St.

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Barberry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:5,177,985261,849
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Barberry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Barbara,' once popularly Barbery. Barbara was a favourite font-name in the surname period; v. Babb, Barbot, &c.

1581. Married — William Grosse and Barbery Marbeck: St. Antholin (London).

1609. Buried — Helline, d. Henrie Barbery: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1692. — Barberry, an old maid: Cheshunt Church Reg.

1696. — Barbery, d. Jeremiah and Barbery Bird: St. Mary Aldermary.

1715. Married — Francis Lee and Catherine Barberry: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

BARBERIE: Barberi, famous of old forits abbey (1170), is a parish near Falaise, in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Barberry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barberry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Barberry is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Barberry.

How Common Is The Last Name Barberry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Barberry occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Barberry are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 5,177,985. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maryland, where 76 percent are found, Florida, where 3 percent are found and New York, where 3 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Barberry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barberry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Barberry last name expanded 350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barberry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Barberry surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 86.67% registered with the political party.

Barberry earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barbery935,213/
Barbeary8852/
Barbiery8843/
Barberra8821/
Barberys889/
Barberer889/
Barberri884/
Barberey883/
Berberry882/
Barberre882/
Warberry882/
Barbarry881/
Barberay880/
Barberree8292/
Barbierri8235/
Barbierre821/
Barberred820/
Barbera8031,772/
Barbary8014,390/
Barberi806,506/
Barberá80202/
Barbere80182/
Berbery80128/
Barvery802/
Barbéry801/
Barbory801/
Warbery800/
Barbieri75104,258/
Barberis7516,147/
Barberio755,918/
Barberet751,277/
Barbiere751,084/
Barbiera75762/
Barbeira75631/
Barbaray75488/
Barberie75227/
Barberee75136/
Barberii7567/
Barberiz7521/
Barbaryi7520/
Barberes7520/
Barbeire7517/
Barbeiri7511/
Barbaroy759/
Barbarre758/
Barberea752/
Barbarey752/
Barberit751/
Barberez751/
Barbeara751/
Barbirri751/
Barbeyre751/
Barberij751/
Barrbera751/
Barberaa751/
Bourbery750/
Barberei750/
Bharberi750/
Barberich71167/
Barbierie715/
Bharbhera711/
Barbierei711/
Barbarree711/
Barberess710/
Berberi673,915/
Barbari672,441/
Barbare671,254/
Berbere67814/
Barveri6743/
Barbira6740/
Barbire6727/
Barvera6723/
Barbiri675/
Varvery675/
Bàrbera673/
Barbori672/
Barbore672/
Varbera672/
Bàrberi672/
Barbéra672/
Barueri671/
Varberi671/
Warbere671/
Borbory671/
Barbère671/
Barbéri671/

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