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Barran Family History

Barran Surname Meaning

English (Yorkshire): possibly a nickname from Middle English bar(r)ain, bar(r)en, baran ‘barren’ (Old French barain, baraigne). As a hereditary surname the sense ‘destitute poor worthless’ seems more likely than ‘sterile childless’.

Galician (Barrán): habitational name from any of the three places so called in Ourense province (Galicia, Spain). This surname is also found in Biscay (Basque Country).

Americanized form of Polish, Czech, or other Slavic Baran.

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


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You can see how Barran families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Barran family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Barran families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 129 Barran families living in Yorkshire. This was about 51% of all the recorded Barran's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Barran families in 1891.
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What did your Barran ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Barran. 78% of Barran women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    78%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    7%
  • Private Means
    7%
  • Unpaid Household Duties
    5%

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Barran. 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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Draft Cards

There are 565 military records available for the last name Barran. For the veterans among your Barran ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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