Barre

See also: barre

English

Barre Town Hall in Wisconsin

Barre Town Hall in France

Etymology

From the French surname, named after several places containing Barre in France.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bæɹi/ (in Massachusetts, Vermont and Wisconsin at least)

Proper noun

Barre (countable and uncountable, plural Barres)

1. A surname from French.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. A town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts. named after Isaac Barré.
   2. A town in Orleans County, New York, named after Barre, MA.
   3. A city and town in Washington County, Vermont, named after Isaac Barré; the city is surrounded by the town.
   4. A town in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, probably after Barre, VT.
3. A commune in Tarn department, Occitania, France.

Derived terms

• Port Barre
• Wilkes-Barre (actually from Barré)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barre is the 13727^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2205 individuals. Barre is most common among White (63.58%) and Black/African American (26.89%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barre”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 105.

Anagrams

• Berra, Raber, aberr, arber, barer, berra, rebar