Bart Family History

Bart Surname 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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6K	Military Records
5K	Immigration Records
28K	Census and Voter Lists
24K	Member Trees

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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.

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Farmer

49%

Labourer

22%

Machinist

10%

Laborer

10%

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Census Record

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What is the average Bart lifespan?

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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Bart Surname Meaning

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.

French: variant of Bard.

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

Where is the Bart family from?

What did your Bart ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Bart.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

49%

Labourer

22%

Machinist

10%

Laborer

10%

What Bart family records will you find?

What is the average Bart lifespan?

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.

Bart Family History

Bart Surname Meaning

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Bart Surname Meaning

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