Surname:Barrett

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Barrett (sometimes spelled Barret or Barratt) is a surname that has been associated with several people, places and organisations. Barrett is a popular Irish surname, in both south-east and south-west Ireland. It is most common in the Irish counties of Mayo and Galway but particularly County Cork, and within England, East Anglia, especially Norfolk. The Gaelic version of the name is Barόid in the south and Bairéid in the west. The Barretts of Ireland first appeared following the Norman invasion. As with many other Anglo-Norman families, they were quickly assimilated into Irish culture. Another translation for Barrett is "warlike people".

People with the surname Barrett are largely found in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Jamaica, and Denmark.

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