Last Name BARRET

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Berold, the French Berrauld. This great surname appears originally as a personal name.
Cunning; from the old French barat, strife, deceit.
Origin English, French, Irish, South african

Rank 19,672 (2000 US census) 16,644 (1990 US census)
Count 1,268 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 74.13%, or 940 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 17.9%, or 227 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.74%, or 22 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.66%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.58%, or 20 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3%, or 38 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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