Barrett.
An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.
Meaning & usage
An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia.
A placename A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
Where this word comes from
From the Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”).
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