What nationality is the last name "Baron " ?

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Answer 1

Baron Surname Origin
The word Baron is of Celtic extraction, and originally synonymous with man in general. It has this meaning in the Salic law, and in the laws of the Lombards; in the English law, the phrase baron and feme is equivalent to man and wife. It was afterward used to denote a man of respectability, a stout or valiant man; and Barone was also used by the Italians to signify a beggar. From denoting a stout or valiant man, it was employed as a name for a distinguished military leader, who having fought and conquered under some great commander, was afterward rewarded by him with a part of the lands which he had acquired. As a surname, it was originally Le Baron, The Baron. Gaelic, Baran, a baron.

Answer 2

Baron
Recorded in many spelling forms including Baron, Birin, Burren, Barin, Birrane, and possibly Byron, this is a status surname. It derives
from the pre 9th century Old French "barun", and as such was probably introduced by the Normans at the time of the 1066 Invasion. Found
in England, Ireland, and Scotland, the title originally described either a civic official, and as such one responsible for the jurisdiction of a
'barony', or it was a title carried by a freeman of the cities of London and York. It was also a title given to freemen of the Cinque Ports in
Kent and Sussex. These 'Barons' also had the right of bearing the royal canopy at coronations. The rights of jurisdiction particularly
applied both in Scotland and Ireland until the 19th century, and even today in the latter country, counties are divided into baronies and
townlands. As regards English nameholders, the late Professor Reaney suggested that the name may also have been a nickname for one who
was thought to be acting above his station. However given the number of people who legally held the status of baron as of right, this seems
illogical. The nicknames for people who were considered to be proud or haughty were King or Pope, appellations that went right over the
top! Early examples of the surname recording include Gervase Baronn in the London Names Lists of 1251, Richard le Baron in the 1273
Pipe Rolls of Devon, Osbert le Barun in the 'Close Rolls' of 1274, and John Baron in the 1296 Subsidy Rolls of Sussex. The first
recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of
Lefuine Barun, which was dated
1095, the register of the abbey of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, during the reign of
King William 11, known as 'Rufus', 1087 - 1100

Answer 3

It's German. where as they were called lords or Earls in Britian they were Barons in German. It means upper class or estate holder of lands and castles.