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Etymology of Bargery

What does the name Bargery mean?

The distinguished surname Bargery was an occupational name 'the bargeman'. The name was derived from the Old French 'barge'. The name meant a seaman, one who sailed a small sea-going vessel with sails. 1

Early Origins of the Bargery family

The surname Bargery was first found in Champagne, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Ardennes/Marne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Today in France, we find Barges, Côte-d'Or, a commune in Burgundy; Barges, Haute-Loire. a commune in Auvergne; and Barges, Haute-Saône, a commune in Franche-Comté

Due to the occupational etymology of the name, it should be no surprise that the name and early variants were also found in England as in the case of Peter del Barge, mariner who was listed as a Freeman of York, England in 1359. 1 Later, Patricius Bargyman was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. 2

Early History of the Bargery family

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Bargery Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Barge, Bargue, Barjon, Bargeton, Barjet, Barjon, Labarge, Barje, Bargedé, Lebarge, Labarje and many more.

Early Notables of the Bargery family

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Migration of the Bargery family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.


Contemporary Notables of the name Bargery (post 1700) +

  • Geoffrey Maxwell Bargery, British artist in county Surrey

HMS Royal Oak
  • Arthur Edward Bargery (1919-1939), born in Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, British Supply Assistant with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 3


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  3. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html


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