Barrett (surname)

Barrett is a surname of Norman origin, now found commonly in England and Ireland due to the Norman Invasion; its meaning translates loosely to "warlike" or "troublesome".^[1]

People with the surname[edit]

A[edit]

A. Igoni Barrett (born 1979), Nigerian author
Alex Barrett (born 1994), American football player
Alexander Barrett (1866–1954), English cricketer
Alice Barrett (born 1956), American actress
Amy Coney Barrett (born 1972), Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Andre Barrett (born 1982), American basketball player
Andrea Barrett (born 1954), American novelist
Arthur Barrett (cricketer) (1944–2018), West Indian cricketer
Aston "Family Man" Barrett (1946–2024), Jamaican musician
Aston Barrett Jr. (born 1990), Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and producer

B[edit]

Barbara Barrett (born 1950), 25th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland
Beauden Barrett (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player
Becky Barrett (born 1942), Canadian politician
Bill Barrett (1929–2016), Nebraska politician
Bob Barrett (American football) (born 1935), American football player
Bob Barrett (baseball) (1899–1982), American baseball infielder
Brendon Ryan Barrett (born 1986), American actor

C[edit]

Ciarán Bairéad (1905–1976), Irish scholar
Carlton Barrett (1950–1987), Jamaican musician
Chad Barrett, American professional soccer player
Charles D. Barrett (1885–1943), Major General in the United States Marine Corps
Charles F. Barrett (1861 –1946), Adjutant General of Oklahoma
Charles Golding Barrett (1836–1904), English lepidopterist
Charles Leslie Barrett (1870–1959), Australian natural history writer
Charley Barrett (1893–1924), American football player in College Football Hall of Fame
Coleman Barrett (born 1982), Irish boxer
Colin Barrett (born 1952), English footballer
Colleen Barrett (born 1944), President of Southwest Airlines
Craig Barrett (disambiguation)
Craig Barrett (chief executive) (born 1939), former Chairman and CEO of Intel Corporation

D[edit]

Daniel Barrett (disambiguation)
David Barrett (disambiguation)
Dicky Barrett (born 1964), American singer
Deirdre Barrett, author and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School
Duncan Barrett (born 1983), English author

E[edit]

Eaton Stannard Barrett (1786–1820), Irish author and poet
Edith Helen Barrett (1872–1939), Australian medical doctor
Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman) (1877–1932), Irish Olympic athlete
Edward Barrett (Medal of Honor) (born 1855, date of death unknown), American second class fireman
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861), English poet
Ellen Barrett (born 1946), American priest
Emmett Barrett (1916–2005), American football player
Eugene Barrett (1931–2003), American serial killer

F[edit]

Francis Barrett (disambiguation), includes Frank Barrett
Fred Barrett (disambiguation)

G[edit]

Gabby Barrett (born 2002), American singer and 2018 runner-up of American Idol TV talent competition
George Barret Sr. (c. 1730–1784), Irish landscape painter
George Barret Jr. (1767–1842), English landscape painter, son of George Barret Sr.
George Barrett (actuary) (1752–1821), English actuary
George Barrett (jockey) (1863–1898), English jockey
George F. Barrett (1907–1980), Illinois Attorney General
George S. Barrett, American health business executive
George W. Barrett (c. 1881–1936), a murderer called Diamond King
Gerard Barrett (runner) (born 1956), Australian Olympic runner
Gerard Barrett (director), Irish film director
Giles Leonard Barrett (c. 1744–1809), English and American actor
Grace Barrett (1897–1979), birth name of American actress Gretchen Hartman
Graham Barrett (born 1981), Irish professional footballer

J[edit]

J. Gresham Barrett (born 1961), U.S. congressman
Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian actress
Jack Barrett (disambiguation)
Jake Barrett (born 1991), American baseball pitcher
James Barrett (disambiguation), includes Jim and Jimmy Barrett (disambiguation)
Jeffrey A. Barrett (born 1964), American philosopher
Joe Barrett (1902–1952), Gaelic footballer
John Barrett (disambiguation)
John Charles Barrett (born 1953), American songwriter and producer, known as Desmond Child
Jordie Barrett (born 1997), New Zealand rugby union player
J. T. Barrett (born 1995), American football player
Justin Barrett (born 1971), Irish politician
Justin L. Barrett, psychologist

K[edit]

Kane Barrett (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
Kate Waller Barrett (1857–1925), American physician and social reformer

L[edit]

Lawrence Barrett (1838–1891), American actor
Lee and Oli Barrett, British social media personalities based in China
Leonard E. Barrett (1920–2007), Jamaican academic
Lindsay Barrett (born 1941), Jamaican-Nigerian author
Linton Lomas Barrett (1904–1972), American diplomat and translator
Lorraine Barrett (born 1950), Welsh politician
Lucas Barrett (1837–1862), English geologist
Lynne Barrett, American author

M[edit]

Mario (singer) (Mario Barrett; born 1986), singer/actor/dancer
Majel Barrett (1932–2008), American actress
Malcolm Barrett (actor) (born 1980), American actor
Marcia Barrett (born 1948), Jamaican-British singer in Boney M.
Marty Barrett (second baseman) (born 1958), American baseball player
Mathias Barrett (1900–1990), Irish monk
Michael B. Barrett, Brigadier General, USAR, former Professor of History at The Citadel
Monte Barrett (born 1971), professional boxer

N[edit]

Nancy Barrett (born 1943), American actress
Nathan Barrett (disambiguation)
Nathaniel Barrett (1861–1933), American physician and politician
Neal Barrett Jr. (1929–2014), American writer
Neil Barrett (disambiguation)
Norman Barrett, Australian-born British surgeon who first described Barrett's oesophagus in 1957

O[edit]

Otis Barrett (1872–1950), American agriculturalist

P[edit]

Pam Barrett, Canadian politician
Pat Barrett (wrestler) (1941–2021), Irish professional wrestler
Pat Barrett (boxer) (born 1967), British boxer
Patrick Barrett (d. 1415), Irish bishop
Paul Barrett (1940–2019), Welsh music manager and producer
Peter Barrett (bishop) (1956–2015), Church of Ireland bishop

R[edit]

Rachel Barrett (1874–1953), British editor and suffragette
Rafael Barrett (1876–1910), Spanish journalist and political activist who relocated to Paraguay
Ray Barrett (1927–2009), Australian actor
Red Barrett (1915–1990), MLB pitcher
Reginald Barrett (born 1944), Australian judge
Richard Barrett (disambiguation)
RJ Barrett (born 2000), Canadian basketball player
Robbie Barrett (born 1992), British boxer
Robert G. Barrett, Australian author
Ron Barrett, illustrator, author and puzzle maker
Rona Barrett (born 1936), American gossip columnist not born as or married to a Barrett
Ronnie Barrett (born 1954), founder of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
Rowan Barrett (born 1972), Canadian basketball player and executive
Ryan Barrett (born 1982), English boxer

S[edit]

Scott Barrett (rugby union) (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player
Sidney F. Barrett (1892–1958), philatelist of New York City
Slim Barrett (born 1960s), Irish jewellery designer and artist
Stanton Barrett (born 1972), American stuntman and racing driver
Syd Barrett (1946–2006), real name Roger Barrett, early Pink Floyd frontman
Sylvester Barrett (1926–2002), Irish politician

T[edit]

Ted Barrett (born 1965), MLB umpire
Theobald Butler Barrett, Canadian politician
Thomas Barrett (disambiguation), various people of that name
Tina Barrett (born 1976), former member of pop group S Club 7
Trent Barrett (born 1977), Australian Rugby League player

V[edit]

Veronica Grace Boland, née Barrett (1899–1982), first female member of Congress from Pennsylvania

W[edit]

Wade Barrett, ring name of English professional wrestler Stu Bennett (born 1980)
Wade Barrett (soccer) (born 1976), American soccer player
Warren Barrett (born 1970), Jamaican professional footballer
Wayne Barrett (1945–2017), journalist for the Village Voice
William Spencer Barrett (W. S. Barrett) (1914–2001), English classical scholar known for his commentary on Euripides' Hippolytus
Willie Barrett, Irish hurling referee
Wild Willy Barrett (born 1950), musician
Wilson Barrett (1846–1904), English actor

Z[edit]

Zelfa Barrett (born 1993), British boxer

References[edit]

^ "Barrett name meaning and origin, from the American Dictionary of Family Names, 2022". Ancestry.com.

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[1] "Barrett name meaning and origin, from the American Dictionary of Family Names, 2022". Ancestry.com.

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