Barrier
See also: barrier
English edit
Proper noun edit
Barrier (plural Barriers)
- A surname from French.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Barrier is the 10657th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3002 individuals. Barrier is most common among White (88.14%) individuals.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
- (Limburg) First attested as De Bovenste Barrier in 1899. Derived from dialectal barrier (“toll, tollpost”). See also Limburgish 't Breer.
- (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Tol in 1866. Derived from dialectal barrier (“toll, tollpost”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Barrier n
- A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.
- A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN