Barrett (surname)
Barrett (sometimes spelled Barret or Barratt) is a surname that has been associated with several different people, places and organisations. It is a popular Anglo-Irish surname, both in Southeast England, and Southwest 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, hired as mercenaries from Wales. As with many other Anglo-Norman families, they were quickly assimilated into Irish culture. As an English surname, it is thought to derive from an Old English word meaning "quarrelsome" or "deceitful", or from a corruption of the Norman personal name Barnard or Berold. Another translation for Barrett is "warlike people."[1]
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- Kevin Barrett (born 1959), Islamic lecturer and conspiracy theorist
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- Sean Barrett (disambiguation)
- Shane Barrett (born 1981), English footballer
- Sidney F. Barrett (1892–1958), philatelist of New York City
- Slim Barrett, born 1960s - jewellery designer and artist
- Stanton Barrett (born 1972), Stuntman, driver
- Stephen Barrett (born 1933), Critic of Alternative Medicine
- Stephen Melvil Barrett, co-author of Geronimo autobiography
- Syd Barrett (1946–2006), early Pink Floyd frontman, whose second solo album was named Barrett (album)
- Sylvester Barrett (born 1926), Irish politician
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- Ted Barrett (born 1965), MLB umpire
- Theobald Butler Barrett, Canadian politician
- Tina Barrett (born 1976), former member of pop group S Club 7
- Thomas Barrett (Tomás Bairéad, born 1893), Irish author and nationalist
- Thomas Barrett (Thomás Bairéad, died c. 1485), Irish bishop
- Tom Barrett (politician), Democratic politician and current Mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Trent Barrett (born 1977), Australian Rugby League player
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