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Barrier
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barrier
English
Proper noun
s
en French.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Barrier is the 10657th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3002 individuals. Barrier is most common among White (88.14%) individuals.
Dutch
Etymology
(Limburg) First attested as De Bovenste Barrier in 1899. Derived from dialectal nl barrier toll, tollpost. See also li 't Breer.
(Noord-Brabant) First attested as Tol in 1866. Derived from dialectal nl barrier toll, tollpost.
Pronunciation
nl /bɑˈriːr/
nl Bar rier
nl iːr 2
Proper noun
n
nl hamlet mun/Voerendaal p/Limburg c/Netherlands
nl neighbourhood city/Eindhoven p/North Brabant c/Netherlands
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