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There are approximately 51,651 people named Barrett in the UK. That makes it the 154th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 817 are named Barrett.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

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The Barrett surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BARRETT. BARRITT, &c. Baret,a personal name of Teutonic origin, is found here in Saxon times. See Domesd. In various forms it has always been very common in France and England.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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