Barrier

See also: barrier

English

Proper noun

Barrier (plural Barriers)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barrier is the 10657^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3002 individuals. Barrier is most common among White (88.14%) individuals.

Dutch

Etymology

• (Limburg) First attested as De Bovenste Barrier in 1899. Derived from dialectal barrier (“toll, tollpost”). See also Limburgish 't Breer.
• (Noord-Brabant) First attested as Tol in 1866. Derived from dialectal barrier (“toll, tollpost”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑˈriːr/
• Hyphenation: Bar‧rier
• Rhymes: -iːr

Proper noun

Barrier n

1. A hamlet in Voerendaal, Limburg, Netherlands.
2. A neighbourhood of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN