Barrett (surname)
Appearance
Barrett is a surname of Norman origin, now found commonly in England and Ireland due to the Norman Invasion; its meaning translates loosely to "warlike" or "troublesome".[1]
People with the surname
[edit]A
[edit]- A. Igoni Barrett (born 1979), Nigerian author
- Alex Barrett (born 1994), American football player
- Alexander Barrett (1866–1954), English cricketer
- Alice Barrett (born 1956), American actress
- Amy Coney Barrett (born 1972), Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Andre Barrett (born 1982), American basketball player
- Andrea Barrett (born 1954), American novelist
- Arthur Barrett (cricketer) (1944–2018), West Indian cricketer
- Aston "Family Man" Barrett (1946–2024), Jamaican musician
- Aston Barrett Jr. (born 1990), Jamaican multi-instrumentalist and producer
B
[edit]- Barbara Barrett (born 1950), 25th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force and former U.S. Ambassador to Finland
- Beauden Barrett (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player
- Becky Barrett (born 1942), Canadian politician
- Bill Barrett (1929–2016), Nebraska politician
- Bob Barrett (American football) (born 1935), American football player
- Bob Barrett (baseball) (1899–1982), American baseball infielder
- Brendon Ryan Barrett (born 1986), American actor
C
[edit]- Ciarán Bairéad (1905–1976), Irish scholar
- Carlton Barrett (1950–1987), Jamaican musician
- Chad Barrett, American professional soccer player
- Charles D. Barrett (1885–1943), Major General in the United States Marine Corps
- Charles F. Barrett (1861–1946), Adjutant General of Oklahoma
- Charles Golding Barrett (1836–1904), English lepidopterist
- Charles Leslie Barrett (1870–1959), Australian natural history writer
- Charley Barrett (1893–1924), American football player
- Coleman Barrett (born 1982), Irish boxer
- Colin Barrett (born 1952), English footballer
- Colleen Barrett (1944–2024), American business executive
- Craig Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
D
[edit]- Daniel Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- David Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Dicky Barrett (born 1964), American singer
- Deirdre Barrett, author and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School
- Duncan Barrett (born 1983), English author
E
[edit]- Eaton Stannard Barrett (1786–1820), Irish author and poet
- Edith Helen Barrett (1872–1939), Australian medical doctor
- Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman) (1877–1932), Irish Olympic athlete
- Edward Barrett (Medal of Honor) (born 1855, date of death unknown), American second class fireman
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861), English poet
- Ellen Barrett (born 1946), American priest
- Emmett Barrett (1916–2005), American football player
- Eugene Barrett (1931–2003), American serial killer
F
[edit]- Francis Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
G
[edit]- Gabby Barrett (born 2002), American singer and 2018 runner-up of American Idol TV talent competition
- George Barret Sr. (c. 1730–1784), Irish landscape painter
- George Barret Jr. (1767–1842), English landscape painter, son of George Barret Sr.
- George Barrett (actuary) (1752–1821), English actuary
- George Barrett (jockey) (1863–1898), English jockey
- George F. Barrett (1907–1980), Illinois Attorney General
- George S. Barrett, American health business executive
- George W. Barrett (c. 1881–1936), a murderer called Diamond King
- Gerard Barrett (runner) (born 1956), Australian Olympic runner
- Gerard Barrett (director), Irish film director
- Giles Leonard Barrett (c. 1744–1809), English and American actor
- Grace Barrett (1897–1979), birth name of American actress Gretchen Hartman
- Graham Barrett (born 1981), Irish professional footballer
H
[edit]- H. Gordon Barrett, Canadian politician
J
[edit]- J. Gresham Barrett (born 1961), American politician
- Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian actress
- Jack Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jake Barrett (born 1991), American baseball pitcher
- James Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jeffrey A. Barrett (born 1964), American philosopher
- Joe Barrett (1902–1952), Gaelic footballer
- John Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jordie Barrett (born 1997), New Zealand rugby union player
- J. T. Barrett (born 1995), American football player
- Justin Barrett (born 1971), Irish politician
- Justin L. Barrett, psychologist
K
[edit]- Kane Barrett (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
- Kate Waller Barrett (1857–1925), American physician and social reformer
L
[edit]- Lawrence Barrett (1838–1891), American actor
- Lee and Oli Barrett, British social media personalities based in China
- Leonard E. Barrett (1920–2007), Jamaican academic
- Lillian Barrett (1884–1963), American novelist and playwright
- Lindsay Barrett (born 1941), Jamaican-Nigerian author
- Linton Lomas Barrett (1904–1972), American diplomat and translator
- Lorraine Barrett (born 1950), Welsh politician
- Lucas Barrett (1837–1862), English geologist
- Lynne Barrett, American author
M
[edit]- Mario (singer) (Mario Barrett; born 1986), singer/actor/dancer
- Majel Barrett (1932–2008), American actress
- Malcolm Barrett (actor) (born 1980), American actor
- Marcia Barrett (born 1948), Jamaican-British singer in Boney M.
- Marty Barrett (second baseman) (born 1958), American baseball player
- Mathias Barrett (1900–1990), Irish monk
- Michael Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Monte Barrett (born 1971), professional boxer
N
[edit]- Nancy Barrett (born 1943), American actress
- Nathan Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Nathaniel Barrett (1861–1933), American physician and politician
- Neal Barrett Jr. (1929–2014), American writer
- Neil Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Norman Barrett, Australian-born British surgeon who first described Barrett's oesophagus in 1957
O
[edit]- Otis Barrett (1872–1950), American agriculturalist
P
[edit]- Pam Barrett, Canadian politician
- Pat Barrett (wrestler) (1941–2021), Irish professional wrestler
- Pat Barrett (boxer) (born 1967), British boxer
- Patrick Barrett (d. 1415), Irish bishop
- Paul Barrett (1940–2019), Welsh music manager and producer
- Peter Barrett (bishop) (1956–2015), Church of Ireland bishop
R
[edit]- Rachel Barrett (1874–1953), British editor and suffragette
- Rafael Barrett (1876–1910), Spanish journalist and political activist who relocated to Paraguay
- Ray Barrett (1927–2009), Australian actor
- Red Barrett (1915–1990), MLB pitcher
- Reginald Barrett (born 1944), Australian judge
- Richard Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- RJ Barrett (born 2000), Canadian basketball player
- Robbie Barrett (born 1992), British boxer
- Robert G. Barrett, Australian author
- Ron Barrett, illustrator, author and puzzle maker
- Rona Barrett (born 1936), American gossip columnist not born as or married to a Barrett
- Ronnie Barrett (born 1954), founder of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
- Rowan Barrett (born 1972), Canadian basketball player and executive
- Ryan Barrett (born 1982), English boxer
S
[edit]- Scott Barrett (rugby union) (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player
- Sidney F. Barrett (1892–1958), philatelist of New York City
- Slim Barrett (born 1960s), Irish jewellery designer and artist
- Stanton Barrett (born 1972), American stuntman and racing driver
- Syd Barrett (1946–2006), real name Roger Barrett, early Pink Floyd frontman
- Sylvester Barrett (1926–2002), Irish politician
T
[edit]- Ted Barrett (born 1965), MLB umpire
- Theobald Butler Barrett, Canadian politician
- Thomas Barrett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tina Barrett (born 1976), former member of pop group S Club 7
- Trent Barrett (born 1977), Australian Rugby League player
V
[edit]- Veronica Grace Boland, née Barrett (1899–1982), first female member of Congress from Pennsylvania
W
[edit]- Wade Barrett, ring name of English professional wrestler Stu Bennett (born 1980)
- Wade Barrett (soccer) (born 1976), American soccer player
- Warren Barrett (born 1970), Jamaican professional footballer
- Wayne Barrett (1945–2017), journalist for the Village Voice
- William Spencer Barrett (W. S. Barrett) (1914–2001), English classical scholar known for his commentary on Euripides' Hippolytus
- Willie Barrett, Irish hurling referee
- Wild Willy Barrett (born 1950), musician
- Wilson Barrett (1846–1904), English actor
Z
[edit]- Zelfa Barrett (born 1993), British boxer
See also
[edit]- Barrat, a surname
- Barratt (surname)