Barrere Family History
Barrere Name Meaning
French (Barrère): topographic name for someone who lived by a gate or barrier or a metonymic occupational name for a gatekeeper from a derivative of Old French bar(r)e ‘bar rod’ in the sense of ‘barrier’ (compare Barre ); or a habitational name from (La) Barrère the name of several places in the southwestern part of France. English: variant of Barrer for someone who lived by a town or castle gate from Middle English barre ‘barrier gateway’. Compare above and Barr
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022