Barrett

English

Alternative forms

• Barret, Barritt

Etymology

Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæɹɪt/

Proper noun

Barrett (countable and uncountable, plural Barretts)

1. An English surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. A placename
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Robb Township, Posey County, Indiana.
      2. A minor city in Grant County, Minnesota.
      3. A township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania.
      4. A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas.
      5. An unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia.
   2. A settlement on Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barrett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 106.