Barlett
surname · Latin script
Meaning: double diminutive of Ber-, from Old Germanic Berard; first attested Willelmus filius Berlet’ 1219 AssY
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 6 countries · latest register: Census Bureau, 2020
Barlett is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- LBLebanon
- USUnited States
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)double diminutive of Ber-, from Old Germanic Berard; first attested Willelmus filius Berlet’ 1219 AssY.
Cited for this meaning 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Barlett is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, Willelmus filius Berlet’ 1219 AssY; Robert Berlet 1206 P (Nt); John Barlet 1242 Fees (W); Adam Berilot 1327 FrY. Ber-el-ot, a double diminutive of Ber-, from OG Berard.
as a nameA Dictionary of English Surnames
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Elisha Bartlettb. 1804USnot in their usual nameAmerican politician (1804-1855)
- Donald L. Barlettb. 1936USAmerican journalist and writer (1936–2024)
- Omar Barlettb. 1980USJamaican basketball player (born 1980)
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)11 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 6 countries.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Barlett mean, and where does it come from?
- double diminutive of Ber-, from Old Germanic Berard; first attested Willelmus filius Berlet’ 1219 AssY. Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- In which country does Barlett have the most bearers?
- Barlett is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Barlett”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.