Barry (name) Barry (name) Barry is both a given name and a surname. The given name is an Anglicised form of several Irish personal names, while the surname has numerous etymological origins, and is derived from both place names and personal names. The given name "Barry" is derived from Gaelic, possibly being an Anglicised form of the personal name Báire, which is a short form of the related Irish names "Bairrfhionn" or "Barrfind" ("fair-headed", "fair-haired"). and "Finbar", or "Fionnbharr" ("fair-topped", "fair-haired"). For example, "Barry" is sometimes derived from the Irish "Bairre", "Barra", and "Barre", which are in turn forms of the name
Barry (name) "Barry" is most common in Munster and south Leinster. The concentrations of the surname in County Limerick could correspond with the "Ó Beargha" origin of the name, while the concentration of the surname in West Cork could correspond with the "Ó Báire" origin. Barry (name) Barry is both a given name and a surname. The given name is an Anglicised form of several Irish personal names, while the surname has numerous etymological origins, and is derived from both place names and personal names. The given name "Barry" is derived from Gaelic, possibly being an Anglicised form of the personal name