Barstow
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Bayrestowe, derived from Old English beġer (“berry”) + stōw (“place, location”).
Proper noun
[edit]Barstow (countable and uncountable, plural Barstows)
- A surname.
- A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, named after William Barstow Strong.
- An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.
- A small city in Ward County, Texas, United States.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Barstow is the 15201st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1938 individuals. Barstow is most common among White (92.67%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barstow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 107.
Anagrams
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- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
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- English surnames
- en:Cities in California, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in California, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA
- en:Places in Illinois, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in Maryland, USA
- en:Places in Maryland, USA
- en:Cities in Texas, USA
- en:Places in Texas, USA
- English surnames from Middle English
- English surnames from Old English