Barter Surname
Approximately 7,769 people bear this surname
Barter Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the barter,' a dealer in goods; one who chaffered, an exchanger.
Hugh le Bartur, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1578. Adam Barter, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameBarter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,496 | 1:145,216 | 15,005 |
| England | 2,341 | 1:23,801 | 3,304 |
| Canada | 1,123 | 1:32,810 | 4,250 |
| Australia | 1,113 | 1:24,255 | 3,325 |
| Wales | 156 | 1:19,837 | 2,100 |
| South Africa | 148 | 1:366,066 | 33,202 |
| New Zealand | 74 | 1:61,194 | 9,493 |
| Ireland | 48 | 1:98,103 | 5,309 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Panama | 15 | 1:260,817 | 6,584 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 114 | 1:38,858 | 3,578 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,565 | 1:15,575 | 2,302 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:24,129 | 1,387 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 855 | 1:58,735 | 6,505 |
The alternate forms: Bärter (6) are calculated separately.
Barter (55) may also be a first name.
Barter Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the barter,' a dealer in goods; one who chaffered, an exchanger.
Hugh le Bartur, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1578. Adam Barter, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.
1657. Married — Robert Porch and Eliz Bartor: St. Mary Aldermary.
1747. — Richard Verrier and Betty Bartar: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(French) apparently Barterer, Dealer.
[Cp. O.F. barater, ‘ to barter,’ prim, ‘to cheat’; Old French barat, ‘a cheating, ‘a barter.’] Hugh le Bartur.—Hund.Rolls. (English) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Be(o)rhthere = Bright or Glorious Army. [Old English be(o)rht, bright, &c. + here, army] We find the form Berter as the name of an East Anglian moneyer temp. Æthel- stan II.
Probably the Old English barrator, one who stirs up strife between the king's subjects, either at law or otherwise.
Lower thinks this name to be from the Old English barratour, one who stirs up strife between the king's subjects, either at law or otherwise. Barter, Barters are both found in the U.S. They may be the same as Batter, Batters, in Battersby, so called from an estate and township co. York. They may also be connected with Butter, which see.
From the Old Norse, Bardr; a personal name.
Barter Demographics
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Barter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barter Come From? nationality or country of origin
Barter (Arabic: بارتر) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bärter. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Barter? popularity and diffusion
It is the 64,379th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 938,029 people. Barter is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Barter are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 55 people.
The last name Barter is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,496 people, or 1 in 145,216. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maine, where 16 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Massachusetts, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Barter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Barter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Barter last name grew 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 58 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Barter Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Barter last name is predominantly Anglican (40%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Barter last name are 7.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.04% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Barter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.59% more than the national average, earning R 429,144 per year; in United States they earn 7.72% more than the national average, earning $46,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $47,091 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Barter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Barter in the Arabic language | ||
| بارتر | bartr | - |
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