Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BARRY
There are approximately 21,801 people named Barry in the UK. That makes it the 459th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 345 are named Barry.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From given name or forename
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The Barry surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From the Barry Islands in Glamorganshire, Wales; so called, says Bailey, from Baruch, a devout man who was interred there.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BARRY. In some instances from the "Welsh ab Harry, the son of Henry ; but the Barrysof Eoclaveston, co. Notts., claim to be descended from Godfridus, who floiu-ished at Teversal, in that shire, temp. "Will. I. In the H.R. the surname appears without a prefix. There is a parish of Barry in co. Forfar.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.