McBarren Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
McBarren Surname Definition:
MACBARRON: 'son of the baron.' It was a Gaelic custom to call small landed proprietors a baron. Finlaw Macawaran, who consented to his mother's surrender of her share of the lands of Glenserw in 1403 (OPS., II, p. 86), was a Maccorquodale.
Read More About This SurnameMcBarren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
McBarren Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACBARRON: 'son of the baron.' It was a Gaelic custom to call small landed proprietors a baron. Finlaw Macawaran, who consented to his mother's surrender of her share of the lands of Glenserw in 1403 (OPS., II, p. 86), was a Maccorquodale. John Rose, first of Wester Drakies, third son of Hugh the ninth laird of Kilravock, was called Mac-a-Bharon (Rose, p. 526). The name occurs in Inverness in the sixteenth century as M'Barroun. The 'Mac' is now dropped, and Barron is a well-known surname there. Robert Makwarrane witnessed a charter of lands in the barony of Duntreith, 1531 (RMS., III, 1000), and Malcolme Makwarron was a follower of the earl of Argyll, 1536 (RSS., II, 2152). The Lame of Donald Makvarraniche, servitor in Inverness (Laing, 1399), is from the adjectival form of the name in -ach. James Steuart alias McVarroun was free burgess and guild brother of Inverness, 1607 (Rec. Inv., II, p. 52). John and Donald McBarroun are mentioned in the same document as McCarroun in 1619, and Duncan McAvarrane VcClauchlane and Robert Awarrane VcLauchlane in Innerchuirie were also punished in 1619 for illegally carrying firearms (RPC., XII, p. 112—113,134). Robert M'Barron was a charter witness in Dunblane, 1539 (RMS., III, 1974), and James M'Banoun was a witness in Inverness, 1586 (Laing, 1111). Thomas McWarron in Bunchrwe, 1672 (IDR., p. 28). Old: McKvarran, McVarroun. See also Baron.
McBarren Demographics
McBarren Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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McBarren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McBarren Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McBarren occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name McBarren? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 11,742,229th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McBarren live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name McBarren is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent are found and Virginia, where 50 percent are found.
McBarren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McBarren has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McBarren surname contracted 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McBarren Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McBarren last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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