French: from Old French baril ‘barrel’ applied as a metonymic occupational name for a cooper or a nickname for a rotund man. Compare Barry 7 and Berry 7.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Baril family from?
You can see how Baril families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Baril family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1871 and 1920. The most Baril families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1880 there were 14 Baril families living in Massachusetts. This was about 25% of all the recorded Baril's in USA. Massachusetts had the highest population of Baril families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Baril surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Baril. 28% of Baril men worked as a Laborer and 11% of Baril women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Baril were Carpenter and Weaver. .
Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Baril life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Baril in 1943 was 31, and 68 in 2004.