Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BARSTOW
There are approximately 1,014 people named Barstow in the UK. That makes it the 7,114th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 16 are named Barstow.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Bairsto
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Bairstown
Barastow
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Bairston
Baeirsto
Bareston
Bairstw
Barristow
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Barrestow
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Barest
Baerst
The Barstow surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) May have various significations. Barr, the top of a hill, and stow, a place or depository. Bar, in the Gaelic, Welsh, and Cornish-British, means the summit or top of any thing. The Gaelic or Irish aran and barr, signify bread, a crop of grain; Welsh, bar, bread, an ear of corn; Saxon, bar and bere, corn, barley. Barstow, a place where grain is stored.