Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage French
Meaning & History
Nickname for someone with a beard, Old French barbe (Latin barba).
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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage German
Meaning & History
From Middle High German barbe, the name of a species of fish resembling the carp; hence by metonymy an occupational name for a fisherman or fish dealer, or possibly a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish in some way.