The surname of BARLOW was a locational name 'of Barlow' a places in Lancashire and Derbyshire, or from Barlow in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The name was originally rendered in the Old English form BEREHLAW, literally meaning the dweller at the barley hill. The earliest of the place-name on record appears to be BERLAI, which was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. BARLOWE was documented in Lancashire in 1254. Local names usually denoted where a man held his land and indicated where he actually lived. In the middle ages it was normal for a man to be named after the village where he held his land. This name identified his whole family, and followed them wherever they moved. Other records of the name mention William de BARLOWE who was documented in County Lancashire in the year 1273 and Johannes de BERLOWE, of Yorkshire was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. At first the coat of arms was a practical matter which served a function on the battlefield and in tournaments. With his helmet covering his face, and armour encasing the knight from head to foot, the only means of identification for his followers, was the insignia painted on his shield and embroidered on his surcoat, the flowing and draped garment worn over the armour. Later instances of the name include Henry BARLOW of County Derbyshire, who registered at Oxford University in 1584. George BARLOW of Manchester was listed in the Wills at Chester in the year 1620 and John BARLOW married Mary Tolley at St. Dionis Backchurch, London in 1656. Surnames before the Norman Conquest of 1066 were rare in England having been brought by the Normans when William the Conqueror invaded the shores. The practice spread to Scotland and Ireland by the 12th century, and in Wales they appeared as late as the 16th century. Most surnames can be traced to one of four sources, locational, from the occupation of the original bearer, nicknames or simply font names based on the first name of the parent being given as the second name to their child. The associated arms are recorded in Sir Bernards Burkes General Armory. Ulster King of Arms in 1884. |
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