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Barley Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Barley. Those in Lancashire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English bar ‘wild boar’ or bere ‘barley’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’. A place of the same name in Hertfordshire has as its first element an unattested Old English byname Be(o)ra (from bera ‘bear’). English: metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of barley, from Old English bærlic, originally an adjective derivative of bær ‘barley’ (a byform of bere). Altered spelling of South German Behrle or Beerli, from a Germanic personal name formed with Old High German bero ‘bear’ (the animal).

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


Similar surnames: Bailey, Bagley, Berley, Marley, Harley, Burley, Batley, Varley

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Barley Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Barley name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Barley. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    49%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    16%

  • Germanic Europe

    9%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    4%

  • Cameroon, Congo, & Southern Bantu Peoples

    4%

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Barley Family Origin

Where is the Barley family from?

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You can see how Barley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Barley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Barley families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1911 there were 276 Barley families living in Ontario. This was about 54% of all the recorded Barley's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Barley families in 1911.
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Barley Family Occupations

What did your Barley ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Barley occupation in Canada was Farmer. 25% of Barley's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Carpenter were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Barley. A less common occupation for the Barley family was Butcher.

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  • Farmer

    25%

  • Laborer

    17%

  • Carpenter

    13%

  • Butcher

    8%

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

Barley Historical Records

What Barley family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 112,000 census records available for the last name Barley. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Barley 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 8,000 immigration records available for the last name Barley. 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 6,000 military records available for the last name Barley. For the veterans among your Barley ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Barley Life Expectancy

What is the average Barley lifespan?

Between 1949 and 2004, in the United States, Barley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Barley in 1949 was 47, and 68 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Barley 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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