Barre
See also: barre
English
editEtymology
editFrom the French surname, named after several places containing Barre in France.
Proper noun
editBarre (plural Barres)
- A surname from French.
Derived terms
edit- Wilkes-Barre (actually from Barré)
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Barre is the 13727th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2205 individuals. Barre is most common among White (63.58%) and Black/African American (26.89%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barre”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 105.