Barrows Surname

41,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Barrows Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the barrow,' a long low hill or mound, gen. barrows; compare Borroughs and Borrough.

Walter de la Barowe, Close Rolls, 14 Edward III.

Robert de la Barwe, Close Rolls , 3 Edward I.

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Barrows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3131:35,1464,386
England8051:69,2157,996
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
Canada2681:137,48414,186
South Africa2411:224,80423,422
Jamaica2261:12,6991,275
Australia961:281,20525,117
Panama541:72,4493,088
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Northern Ireland241:76,8765,365
Wales201:154,72710,755
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7291:33,4374,405
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0331:16,5572,115

Barrows (38) may also be a first name.

Barrows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the barrow,' a long low hill or mound, gen. barrows; compare Borroughs and Borrough.

Walter de la Barowe, Close Rolls, 14 Edward III.

Robert de la Barwe, Close Rolls , 3 Edward I.

John de la Berewe, Worcestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Richard de Barewe, Surreyf., 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de la Barewe, Essex, ibid.

John atte Barwe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Berwe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1750. Married — Thomas Barrows and Mary Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) One who came from Barrow (wood, or hill), the name of many places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. A circular earthen mound, marking the place of interment of some noted person; also a place of defense. The name of a river in Ireland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Barrow, name of parishes and places in at least ten counties in England; from barrow, a wood or grove, from Anglo-Saxon beara, bearewe, a grove; or from barrow, a hillock or mound of earth intended as a repository for the dead, answering to the tumulus of the Latins; from Anglo-Saxon beorg a hill or hillock, byrgen a tomb.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Lancashire Barrows, who are named after a borough in the county, are best represented in the Ambleside district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Barrows Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barrows (Marathi: बॅरोस) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barrows? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 41,430th most commonly held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 578,285 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Barrows are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 38 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 10,313 people, or 1 in 35,146. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent are found.

Barrows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Barrows has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 340 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Barrows Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Barrows surname are 0.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Barrows earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.16% more than the national average, earning R 278,412 per year; in United States they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $44,281 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.67% less than the national average, earning $46,370 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bearrows93131/
Barrowss930/
Barows928/
Borrows86946/
Berrows8641/
Varrows863/
Baroows863/
Bairows862/
Barrews860/
Bourrows802/
Beurrows801/
Barrawzs801/
Berroows800/
Borows7733/
Barovs777/
Barobs776/
Barews770/
Barrabs713/
Barrawz713/
Bourows710/
Barabs626/
Borovs622/
Vorows620/
Borzovs579/
Baravsh573/
Behrews573/
Barabsh572/
Borhovs572/
Baradfs571/
Boorowz571/
Beirovs571/
Buirovs571/
Baharevs5321/
Borovsova501/

Barrows Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barrows in the Marathi language
बॅरोसberosa-

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Barrows Reference & Research

Barrow DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Barrow FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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