Barineau

Barineau Meaning & Origin

About Barineau
The surname Barineau is of French origin and is derived from the personal name "Barin" or "Baron," which means "warrior" or "nobleman." The suffix "-eau" is a diminutive, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, Barineau can be interpreted as "son of the little warrior" or "son of the little nobleman." This surname likely originated as a patronymic, denoting the descendants of a person with the given name Barin or Baron.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Barineau is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Barineau: 182
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 99,378
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Barineau based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B06050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 R IH0 N OW2
🌐 IPA
/barineau*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B650

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Barineau in Braille

Here's how to represent Barineau in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Barineau in braille

How to sign the name Barineau using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Barineau using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Barineau in sign language

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