French: from Old French baril ‘barrel’ applied as a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or a nickname for a rotund man. Compare Barry 7 and Berry 7.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Baril family from?
You can see how Baril families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Baril family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Baril families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 953 Baril families living in Quebec. This was about 95% of all the recorded Baril's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Baril families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Baril surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1921, Cultivateur and Institutrice were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Baril. 38% of Baril men worked as a Cultivateur and 29% of Baril women worked as an Institutrice. Some less common occupations for Americans named Baril were Fils Cultivateur and Housekeeper. .
Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Baril life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Baril in 1943 was 31, and 68 in 2004.