Meaning and Origin of: Barron

Boy name origins & meanings

• German : Nobleman; derived title

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Family name origins & meanings

• Scottish, northern English, and Irish : status name from Middle English barron (see Baron). A baron in Scotland was a member of a class of minor landowners who had a certain degree of jurisdiction over the local populace living in his barony.
• Scottish, northern English, and Irish : from an Old French personal name Baro (oblique case Baron) (see Baron).

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