Given name & surname
Bartow
“son of Talmai”·“the son of the farmer”
Bartow is a variant of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bartow is a variant of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Bartow is a variant of Bartholomew. An origin associated with Bartholomew is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bartow through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 114
- 114 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1917
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1946. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1917. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,893 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bartow’s family of names
Bartow has a related form in Bartholomew.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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