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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • 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.

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