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Barlow


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Origin Of The Surname Barlow

Meaning Of The Surname Barlow

Clearing where barley grew

Interesting Facts About Barlow

This surname was most commonly given to people as a locational name for people who were from places called Barlow for example those Yorkshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire. This name comes from the combination of the two elements ‘bere’ meaning barely and ‘leag’ meaning a clearing hence the meaning of the name. The first recorded spelling of this surname appears in the Lancashire and is of Thomas de Barlowe in 1260.

Barlow Statistics

Barlow is the number 415 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 23,019 share the surname Barlow in the UK.

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