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Barclay

BAR-clay

Rare & Uncommon → Stable

✦ Meaning

“Scottish surname meaning 'birch wood clearing' or 'from Berkeley.' This place-derived name carries both nature roots and aristocratic Scottish estate associations.”

Popularity Over Time

Barclay US popularity rank over timeRank 13977 in 2016 to rank 1607 in 1948. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1607#7792#13977191219401960198020002021

Barclay is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Old EnglishScottish

Syllables

2

Nicknames

BarclayClay

Style

ClassicElegantNature

Famous Bearers

  • Barclay family banking dynasty
  • Barclay Tagg

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Two Syllables →

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Berkeley

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Bartley

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Strong Scottish heritage

People Also Ask

Scottish surname meaning 'birch wood clearing' or 'from Berkeley.' This place-derived name carries both nature roots and aristocratic Scottish estate associations.

Barclay is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. Usage has stayed pretty consistent over the past decade.

Popular nicknames for Barclay include Barclay, Clay.

Names that pair beautifully with Barclay include Caroline.