Barriere
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Barriere
Frequency: (155)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French (Barrière): occupational name for a gatekeeper, from Old French barier, an agent derivative of barre ‘bar’ (see Barre). In the U.S. Barrière is also documented in the translated form Gates. Compare English Porter.
GIVEN NAMES: French 12%. Emile, Gaston, Monique, Philippe.
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