Bare Family History
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Bare Name Meaning
English: nickname from Old English bær ‘bare’, which in medieval times in addition to the sense ‘naked’, ‘uncovered’, also meant ‘unarmed’, ‘defenseless’, ‘unconcealed’, ‘destitute’. Altered spelling of German Bär (see Baer).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Bar, Hare, Bard, Fare, Bark, Ware, Barr, Care, Bade, Baro