Barrowclough

Barrowclough Meaning & Origin

About Barrowclough
The surname Barrowclough is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "bearu" meaning "grove" and "cloh" meaning "ravine" or "ravine by the grove." Therefore, the name Barrowclough likely originated as a topographic surname for someone who lived near or in a grove by a ravine.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Barrowclough: 159
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 110,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Barrowclough 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
PRKLF
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B06024020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA1 R AH0 K W AH0 L CH
🌐 IPA
/barrowclough*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKLF', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B624

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Barrowclough in Braille

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

The name Barrowclough in braille

How to sign the name Barrowclough using Sign Language

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

The name Barrowclough in sign language

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