The Barber Surname
Barber Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for a barber, Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’. In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’.
- Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1).
- Americanized form of any of numerous cognates of 1 in different languages, for example Spanish Barbero, Portuguese Barbeiro, French Barbier, Italian Barbieri.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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