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BARCLAY

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There are approximately 14,126 people named Barclay in the UK. That makes it the 719th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 224 are named Barclay.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Barclay surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Sax. Local) A corruption of Berkeley; a town in Gloucestershire, England, derived from the Saxon beorce, a beech-tree, and leagh or ley, a field, and so called because of the plenty of beech-trees growing there.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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