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Where did the name Barker come from? What is their coat of arms? When did the Barker family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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Origin Displayed: English-Alt

Origins Available: English-Alt, English

Spelling variations of this family name include: Barker, Barkers, Barkes, Barkess, Barkere, Barkar and others.

First found in Cambridgeshire, where they were seated from ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edmund Barker, who sailed to Maine in 1625; Alice Barker to Virginia in 1648; Samuel Barker to West New Jersey in 1664; Elizabeth Barker to Barbados in 1669.

(From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)



Suggested Readings for the name Barker
"Barker-Harland: A Genealogical Study" by Marjorie Harland Barker Diedrich, "Odyssey of the Barkers and the Russells" by Don W. Barker, "West, Barker, Hodges: New York to Wisconsin, 1836-1846" by Beatrice West Seitz.

Some noteworthy people of the name Barker
  • George Barker, American portrait and landscape painter
  • Bob Barker (b. 1923), American television broadcaster
  • Sir Alwyn Barker, Australian corporate executive
  • Ronald William George Barker (1929-2005), OBE, English comedian
  • Edmund Henry Barker (1788-1839), English scholar
  • Lieutenant-Colonel William George Barker (1894-1930), Canadian First World War fighter ace and Victoria Cross recipient
  • Harley Granville Barker (1877-1946), English dramatist & author
  • Audrey Lilian Barker (1918-2002), award-winning British writer
  • Dame Lilian Barker (1874-1955), English educator
  • Sir Ernest Barker (1874-1960), English political scientist
  • Frederic Barker (1808-1882), English prelate
  • George Granville Barker (b. 1913), English poet
  • Howard Barker (b. 1946), English dramatist
  • Robert Barker (1739-1806), Irish painter
  • Thomas Barker (1769-1847), English painter

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