Show ContentsBartow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Bartow evolved among the people of the medieval French region called Auvergne. It was derived from the personal name Bartholome.

Early Origins of the Bartow family

The surname Bartow was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France.

Early History of the Bartow family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bartow research. Another 336 words (24 lines of text) covering the years 1343, 1383, 1425, 1482, 1500, 1502, 1568, 1638, 1665, 1706, 1789, 1808 and 1814 are included under the topic Early Bartow History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bartow Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Barthélemy, Barthélemi, Barthélemie, Barthélemis, Barthéllemy, Barthéllemi, Barthéllemie, Barthéllemis, Bartélemy, Bartélemi, Bartélemie, Bartélemis, Bartélemy, Bartéllemi, Bartéllemie, Bartéllemis, Bartthélemy, Bartthélemi, Bartthélemie, Bartthéllemy, Bartthéllemi, Bartthéllemie, Bartthéllemis, Barttélemy, Barttélemi, Barttélemie, Barttélemy, Barttéllemi, Barttéllemie, Barttéllemis, Barthelmi and many more.

Early Notables of the Bartow family

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Bartow Ranking

In the United States, the name Bartow is the 17,054th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Bartow migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bartow Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Marmaduke Bartow, who arrived in Maryland in 1667 2
Bartow Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Bartow, who landed in New York in 1702 2
Bartow Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ellis Bartow, who arrived in New York, NY in 1846 2

Australia Bartow migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Bartow Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Polito Bartow, (Barlow, Bartone, Politto), (b. 1772), aged 48, French music dancing master, born in Bordeaux, France who was convicted in Donegal, Ireland for life, transported aboard the "Dorothy" on 5th May 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Bartow (post 1700) +

  • Rick Bartow (1946-2016), Native American artist of Wiyot and Yurok
  • Harry Bartow Hawes (1869-1947), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928; Member of Missouri State House of Representatives from St. Louis City 3rd District, 1917-18 4
  • Bartow Sumter Weeks (1861-1922), American Democratic Party politician, Law partner of George Gordon Battle and H. Snowden Marshall; Candidate for New York State Senate 15th District, 1898; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-22 5


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dorothy
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, March 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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