Barrett (surname) explained

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

A

• 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

• 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

• 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
• Coleman Barrett (born 1982), Irish boxer
• Colin Barrett (born 1952), English footballer
• Colleen Barrett (1944–2024), American business executive
• Craig Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people

D

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

E

• 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

• Francis Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
• Fred Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people

G

• 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

H

• H. Gordon Barrett, Canadian politician

J

• J. Gresham Barrett (born 1961), American politician
• Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian actress
• Jack Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jake Barrett (born 1991), American baseball pitcher
• James Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jeffrey A. Barrett (born 1964), American philosopher
• Joe Barrett (1902–1952), Gaelic footballer
• John Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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

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

L

• Lawrence Barrett (1838–1891), American actor
• Lee and Oli Barrett, British social media personalities based in China
• Leonard E. Barrett (1920–2007), Jamaican academic
• Lillian Barrett (1884–1963), American novelist and playwright
• 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

• 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 Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
• Monte Barrett (born 1971), professional boxer

N

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

O

• Otis Barrett (1872–1950), American agriculturalist

P

• 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

• 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), multiple people
• 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

• 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

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

V

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

W

• 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

• Zelfa Barrett (born 1993), British boxer

See also

• Barrat, a surname
• Barratt (surname)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barrett name meaning and origin, from the American Dictionary of Family Names, 2022. .