Barrett (surname)

Barrett (sometimes spelled Barret or Barratt) is a surname that has been associated with several different people, places and organisations. Barrett is a popular Irish surname, in both south-east and south-west Ireland. It is most common in the Irish counties of Mayo and Galway but particularly County Cork, and within England, East Anglia, especially Norfolk. The Gaelic version of the name is Barόid in the south and Bairéid in the west. The Barretts of Ireland first appeared following the Norman invasion. As with many other Anglo-Norman families, they were quickly assimilated into Irish culture. Another translation for Barrett is "warlike people".

People with the surname Barrett are largely found in the US, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Jamaica, and Denmark.

Notable people

• A. Igoni Barrett (born 1979), Nigerian author
• Aaron Barrett (born 1974), lead singer of American ska punk band Reel Big Fish
• Alex Barrett (born 1994), American football player
• Alexander Barrett (1866–1954), English cricketer
• Alice Barrett (born 1956), American actress
• Amanda Barrett, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for The Ditty Bops
• Andre Barrett (born 1982), American basketball player
• Andrea Barrett (born 1954), American novelist
• Arthur George Barrett (born 1944), West Indian cricketer
• Aston Barrett (born 1946), Jamaican musician
• Barbara Barrett, Former United States Ambassador to Finland
• Baz Barrett, bass guitarist for Consumed, Crippled Black Phoenix.
• Beauden Barrett (born 1991), New Zealand rugby union player
• Becky Barrett (born 1942), Canadian politician
• Bill Barrett (1929–2016), Nebraska politician
• Bob Barrett (American football) (born 1935), American football player
• Bob Barrett (baseball) (born 1899), American baseball infielder
• Brendan Ryan Barrett (born 1986), American actor
• Ciáran Bairéad (Irish scholar)
• Carlton Barrett (born 1950), Jamaican musician
• Chad Barrett, American professional soccer player
• Charles D. Barrett (born 1885), Major General in the United States Marine Corps
• Charles Leslie Barrett (born 1870), Australian natural history writer
• Charley Barrett (born 1893), American football player in College Football Hall of Fame
• Coleman Barrett (born 1982), Irish boxer
• Colin Barrett (born 1952), English footballer
• Colleen Barrett (born 1944), President of Southwest Airlines
• Craig Barrett (disambiguation)
• Craig Barrett (businessman) (born 1939) Former CEO and Chairman of Intel Corporation
• Daniel Barrett (disambiguation)
• David Barrett (disambiguation)
• Dicky Barrett (born 1964), lead singer of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and announcer of the late-night TV talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!
• Deirdre Barrett, author and psychologist who teaches at Harvard Medical School
• Duncan Barrett (born 1983), English author
• Eaton Stannard Barrett (born 1786), Irish author and poet
• Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman), Irish Olympic athlete
• Edward Barrett (Medal of Honor) (born 1855), American second class fireman
• Elizabeth Barrett Browning (born 1806), English poet
• Ellen Barrett (born 1946), American priest
• Emmett Barrett (1916–2005), American football player
• Francis Barrett or Frank Barrett (disambiguation)
• Fred Barrett (disambiguation)
• Gabby Barrett (born 2002), American singer and 2018 runner-up of American Idol TV talent competition
• George Barret, Sr. (born c. 1730) Irish landscape painter
• George Barret, Jr. (born 1767), English landscape painter, son of George Barret, Sr.
• George Barrett (actuary) (born 1752), English actuary
• George Barrett (jockey) (born 1863), English jockey
• George F. Barrett (born 1907), Illinois Attorney General
• George W. Barrett (born c. 1881), a murderer called Diamond King
• Gerard Barrett (athlete) (born 1956), Australian Olympic runner
• Gerard Barrett (director), Irish film director
• Giles Leonard Barrett (c. 1744-1809), English and American actor
• Grace Barrett (1897–1979), birth name of American actress Gretchen Hartman
• Graham Barrett (born 1981), Irish professional footballer
• H. Gordon Barrett, Canadian politician
• J. Gresham Barrett (born 1961), US congressman
• Jacinda Barrett (born 1972), Australian actress
• Jack Barrett (disambiguation)
• Jake Barrett (born 1991), American baseball pitcher
• James Barrett or Jim Barrett or Jimmy Barrett (disambiguation)
• Jeffrey A. Barrett (born 1964), American philosopher
• Joe Barrett (born 1902), Gaelic footballer
• John Barrett (disambiguation)
• Jordie Barrett (born 1997), New Zealand rugby union player
• J. T. Barrett (born 1995), American football player
• Justin Barrett (born 1971), Irish politician
• Justin L. Barrett, psychologist
• Kane Barrett (born 1990), New Zealand rugby union player
• Kate Waller Barrett (1857 – 1925), American physician and social reformer
• Lawrence Barrett (born 1838), American actor
• Lindsay Barrett (born 1941), Jamaican-Nigerian author
• Linton Lomas Barrett (born 1904), Ph.D., diplomat and translator
• Lorraine Barrett (born 1950), Welsh politician
• Lucas Barrett (born 1837), English geologist
• Lynne Barrett, American author
• Mario (entertainer) (Mario Barrett, born 1986), singer/actor/dancer
• Majel Barrett (1932–2008), American actress
• Marcia Barrett (born 1945), singer in Boney M.
• Marty Barrett (born 1958), American baseball player
• Mathias Barrett (1900–1990), Irish monk
• Michael B. Barrett, Brigadier General, USAR, former Professor of History at The Citadel
• Monte Barrett (born 1971), professional boxer
• Nancy Barrett (born 1943), American actress
• Neal Barrett, Jr. (1929–2014), American writer
• Neil Barrett (disambiguation)
• Norman Barrett, Australian-born British surgeon who first described Barrett's oesophagus in 1957
• Otis Barrett (1872-1950), American agriculturalist
• Pam Barrett, Canadian politician
• Pat Barrett (wrestler) (born 1941), Irish professional wrestler
• Pat Barrett (boxer) (born 1967), British boxer
• Patrick Barrett (d. 1415), 15th century Irish bishop
• Paul Barrett (born 1940), Welsh music manager and producer
• Rachel Barrett (1874-1953), British editor and suffragette
• Rafael Barrett (1876-1910), Spanish journalist and political activist who relocated to Paraguay
• Ray Barrett (1927–2009), Australian actor
• Red Barrett (born 1915), retired MLB pitcher
• Richard Barrett (disambiguation)
• R. J. Barrett (born 2000), Canadian basketball player
• Robbie Barrett (born 1992), British boxer
• Robert G. Barrett, Australian author
• Ron Barrett, illustrator, author and puzzle maker
• Rona Barrett (born 1936), American gossip columnist not born as or married to a Barrett
• Ronnie Barrett (born 1954), founder of Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
• Rowan Barrett (born 1972), Canadian basketball player and executive
• Ryan Barrett (1982), English boxer
• Scott Barrett (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player
• Sidney F. Barrett (1892–1958), philatelist of New York City
• Slim Barrett (born 1960s), Irish jewellery designer and artist
• Stanton Barrett (born 1972), American stuntman and racing driver
• Syd Barrett (1946–2006), real name Roger Barrett, early Pink Floyd frontman, whose second solo album was named Barrett
• Sylvester Barrett (born 1926), Irish politician
• Ted Barrett (born 1965), MLB umpire
• Theobald Butler Barrett, Canadian politician
• Thomas Barrett (disambiguation), various people of that name
• Tina Barrett (born 1976), former member of pop group S Club 7
• Trent Barrett (born 1977), Australian Rugby League player
• Veronica Grace Boland, née Barrett (born 1899), first female member of Congress from Pennsylvania
• Wade Barrett, the best-known ring persona of English professional wrestler Stu Bennett (born 1980)
• Wade Barrett (born 1976), American soccer player
• Warren Barrett (born 1970), Jamaican professional footballer
• Wayne Barrett, journalist for the Village Voice
• William Spencer Barrett, English classical scholar known for his commentary on Euripides' Hippolytus
• Willie Barrett, Irish hurling referee
• Wild Willy Barrett, musician
• Wilson Barrett (born 1846), English actor
• Zelfa Barrett (born 1993) British boxer