As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BARON. BARRON. Does not imply any dignity. In Norm. Yi: it means only a husband"; and in 0. Eng. it is simply ham, or bairn — a child. Halliw. Sometimes it may have been given as a sobriquet. 2. Baron, a village near Caen, in Normandy. Le Baron, Le Barun. H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Surname type: Status name

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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