Bar Family History

Bar Surname Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic; also Bär): from the Yiddish male personal name Ber (see Baer ). German (Bär): variant of Baer 1 ‘bear’ and in North America (also) an altered form of this and of its cognate Bähr (see Bahr ).

Germanized form (Bär) of Sorbian Běr: from a short form of the Old Sorbian personal name Běrisław (based on the Old Slavic imperative beri ‘collect’). Compare Baer Polish; Czech (mainly Bár): from a vernacular short form of the Latin personal name Bartholomaeus (Polish Bartłomiej Czech Bartoloměj); see Bartholomew.

Hungarian (Bár): from the old personal name Bár. French: habitational name from any of several places so named e.g. in Ardennes and Aube from the Gaulish word barr meaning ‘height, peak’.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bara, Baer, Bart, Bear, Ban, Baar, Mar, Bard, Bak, Baro

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37K	Military Records
7K	Immigration Records
22K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Bar family from?

You can see how Bar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bar family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bar families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 18 Bar families living in London. This was about 28% of all the recorded Bar's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Bar families in 1891.

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What did your Bar ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Private means and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bar. 100% of Bar men worked as a Private means and 60% of Bar women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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Private means

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

60%

Domestic servant

Unpaid domestic

masseuse

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Census Record

There are 22K census records available for the last name Bar. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bar census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 7K immigration records available for the last name Bar. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 37K military records available for the last name Bar. For the veterans among your Bar ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bar lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2003, in the United States, Bar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Bar in 1964 was 70, and 89 in 2003.

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Bar Surname Meaning

Compare Debar, Dubar, and Lebar.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Bar family from?

What did your Bar ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Private means

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

60%

Domestic servant

Unpaid domestic

masseuse

What Bar family records will you find?

What is the average Bar lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2003, in the United States, Bar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Bar in 1964 was 70, and 89 in 2003.

Bar Family History

Bar Surname Meaning

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Bar Surname Meaning

576,000 record(s) for Bar

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Where is the Bar family from?

What did your Bar ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Bar family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bar lifespan?

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