About the Barret Surname

Some records give Barrett; others give Barret. Both point to the same Irish family name. The family name meaning is “Norman, perhaps from Old French barat ("trouble, deceit")”, the same as for Barrett. Without the “t” of Barrett, Barret is a simpler written form of the same name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

You may also find the name written Baret and Barat.

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