Barclay

English

Etymology

Variant of Berkeley.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɑː.kli/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑɹ.kli/, (less common, pronunciation spelling) /ˈbɑɹ.kleɪ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kli

Proper noun

Barclay (countable and uncountable, plural Barclays)

  1. A surname.
  2. A placename from the surname:
    1. An unincorporated community in Osage County, Kansas, United States.
    2. A town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States.
    3. A neighbourhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
    4. A town in Lincoln County, Nevada, United States.
    5. An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Barclay is the 3115th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11568 individuals. Barclay is most common among White (80.17%) and Black/African American (14.18%) individuals.

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