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Barber

in the US

There are 62,929 people with the last name "Barber" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Barber 359
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  1. is 355th most common Cummings
  2. is 356th most common Pena
  3. is 357th most common Blair
  4. is 358th most common Ramsey
  5. is 359th most common Barber
  6. is 360th most common Hardy
  7. is 361st most common Cross
  8. is 362nd most common Dennis
  9. is 363rd most common Gross

Similar Names and Nicknames

Barbour, Barbosa, Barbee, Barba, Barbara, Barboza, Barbieri, Barbera, Barb, Barbato

Most Common First Names for Barber

James, John, Robert, David, William, Michael, Richard, Mary, Charles, Thomas

Meaning & History

English: occupational name for a barber, Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’. In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’.

Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1).

Americanized form of any of numerous cognates of 1 in different languages, for example Spanish Barbero, Portuguese Barbeiro, French Barbier, Italian Barbieri.

Recent Searches for "Barber" in the US

Since June 2009
24,282

Most Popular Search

James Barber (567 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

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