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Bares Family History

Bares Surname Meaning

Czech and Slovak (Bareš): from a pet form of the Czech personal name Bartoloměj Slovak Bartolomej (see Bartholomew).

German: probably from a personal name based on ancient Germanic bero ‘bear’ (the animal).

English: perhaps a variant of Barrs or Barras.

Galician: habitational name from Bares in A Coruña province Galicia (Spain).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Bares family from?

You can see how Bares families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bares family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bares families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there was 1 Bares family living in New Jersey. This was about 50% of all the recorded Bares's in USA. New Jersey and 1 other state had the highest population of Bares families in 1840.
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What did your Bares ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bares. 23% of Bares men worked as a Laborer and 10% of Bares women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bares were Salesman and Operator.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    23%
  • Farmer
    19%
  • Clerk
    7%
  • Salesman
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Housekeeper
    10%
  • Waitress
    10%
  • New Worker
    10%
  • Operator
    7%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

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