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Bart Name Meaning

German: variant of Barth 1 ‘beard’. This name which can not be always distinguished from 3 below is also found in Poland Czechia Slovakia and Slovenia sometimes as a German translation of Slavic surnames meaning ‘beard’ or ‘bearded man’ e.g. Polish Broda Czech and Slovak Bradáč Slovenian Bradač (see Bradac ). North German: from the personal name Bart a short form of ancient Germanic names based on the element bert ‘bright brilliant’ as for example Barthold . Dutch German English French Polish Sorbian and Slovak; Czech (Bárt): from the personal name Bart (Czech Bárt) a vernacular short form of local variants of Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew ). This may also be the origin of a homonymous Slovenian surname (see 1 above). French: variant of Bard

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Bar, Bara, Hart, Bartz, Baert, Burt, Bert, Batt, Art, Mart

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You can see how Bart families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bart family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bart families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 109 Bart families living in Ontario. This was about 56% of all the recorded Bart's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bart families in 1911.
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What did your Bart ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Bart. 49% of Bart men worked as a Farmer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    49%
  • Labourer
    22%
  • Machinist
    10%
  • Laborer
    10%
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Passenger Lists

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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Bart life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Bart in 1944 was 27, and 85 in 2004.

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