Family Of Barrau
The patronymic name, Barrau, would be of Gallo-Roman origin. The Gaulish root Barr indicates an obstacle, a difficult place of access.
The Gaulish language belongs to the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family.
This name is relatively widespread in Europe : Barro in Spain and in Portugal ; Barrow in England ; Barrau, Barreau, Barrot, Barraud, Barraux ..., in France.
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