Barber

The Barber Clan is represented here by Lord Nicholas, Barony of Naugh and Seneschal of Barber. The chronicles of Scottish history reveal that the first people to use the name Barber were the Strathclyde- Britons. The Barber surname is derived from the Anglo-Norman French word "barbier," in turn from the Late Latin "barbarius," or "barba, " meaning "beard." As such, the medieval barber who not only cut hair and gave shaves, but also practiced surgery and pulled teeth.