Debarr meaning | Last name Debarr origin

The surname is variant of Weir. The sirname of Weir is ancient with us, as Sir James Dalrymple observes in his Collections. Ranulphus de Weir is mentioned in the registers of Kelso, Paisley, and Murray, to have lived in the time of King William (the Lyon), and Thomas de Weir in the reign of Alexander II.

Debarr is variant of the Weir. The Weirs of Lesmahago, Blackwood, etc., in Lanarkshire, claim descent from the great baronial family of De Vere, having been founded in Scotland by Baltredus de Vere, in the reign of Malcolm IV, about the middle of the twelfth century. From documents quoted in Chambers' Caledonia, it appears that the name Vere, or Weir, was by no means uncommon among the Norman settlers in Scotland, in that century. It is, however, probable, that some families of this name derive it from residence at a weir, or fishing-dam, in a river. The Hundred Rolls' form, At-Were, strengthens this etymology.

The variation of Vere. Same as Ware meaning "enclosure, wier or dam, fish-pond".

A form of Veer. Of the ferry.

Variant form of the Weir. Dweller near a dam or fish trap.

The Debarr is variant of the Dever. Descendant of the successful one; grandson of Dubhodhar meaning "black Odhar".

Surname Debarr is a variation of Ver. The great, strong, or powerful.