Berrow
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English
Etymology
From Old English bearu (“grove”), which is from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”). Compare Beer (“a village in East Devon”).
Proper noun
Berrow (countable and uncountable, plural Berrows)
- A village and civil parish in Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST2952).
- A small village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7934).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Berrow is the 11902nd most common surname in England, belonging to 477 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Berrow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 147.