Barran Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Barran is a familiar spelling of the English name Barron.

What is the meaning of Barran?

Name scholars give the meaning as “baron, lordly”. 316 Americans were listed as Barran in the 2010 census. French birth records list 121 children named Barran between 1891 and 2000. There were 18 such births in the 1890s and 8 in the 1990s.

How is Barran related to Barron?

Before spelling was fixed, Barron was also written Barran. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

Does every Barran family have a crest?

Arms linked to Barron and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Barran family name pack.