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Bar Name Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish male personal name Ber (see Baer). Variant spelling of German Bahr or Baer. Polish and Czech: from a short form of the personal name Bartolomaeus (Polish Bartlomiej, Czech Bartolomej; see Bartholomew). Hungarian (Bár): from the old secular personal name Bár.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bara, Baer, Bart, Bear, Ban, Baar, Mar, Bard, Bak, Baro

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Bar Family Origin

Where is the Bar family from?

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You can see how Bar families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bar family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bar families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 20 Bar families living in Quebec. This was about 29% of all the recorded Bar's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Bar families in 1911.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bar surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Bar Family Occupations

What did your Bar ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Bar family was Farmerson. Farmer, Son and Farm Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bar. The most common Bar occupation in Canada was Farmer. 33% of Bar's were Farmers.

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  • Farmer

    33%

  • Son

    22%

  • Farm Labourer

    11%

  • Farmerson

    11%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Bar ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Bar Historical Records

What Bar family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 22,000 census records available for the last name Bar. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bar census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 7,000 immigration records available for the last name Bar. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 37,000 military records available for the last name Bar. For the veterans among your Bar ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Bar Life Expectancy

What is the average Bar lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2003, in the United States, Bar life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for Bar in 1964 was 70, and 89 in 2003.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Bar ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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