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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BARRON

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. status name from Middle English barron (see Baron). A baron in Scotland was a member of a class of minor landowners who had a certain degree of jurisdiction over the local populace living in his barony.
2. of Norman origin: from an Old French personal name Baro (oblique case Baron) (see Baron).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)