Barr.
An English and Scottish surname.
Meaning & usage
An English and Scottish surname.
A commune in Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France.
A village in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX2794).
A locality in Bishop's Hull parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST1925).
A township in Daviess County, Indiana, United States.
A township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Where this word comes from
As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from barr (“height, hill, tip”). As an English surname, from bar.
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