# Barstow

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #49,779

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States, named after William Barstow Strong.
3. An unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.
4. An unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.
6. A small city in Ward County, Texas, United States.

## Etymology
From Middle English Bayrestowe, derived from Old English beġer (“berry”) + stōw (“place, location”).

## Easily confused with
- **Barton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barstow-vs-barton)
- **bestow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barstow-vs-bestow)
- **Bristow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barstow-vs-bristow)
- **barrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barrow-vs-barstow)
- **Barlow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barlow-vs-barstow)

## Common misspellings (11)
`abrstow`, `barrstow`, `barsotw`, `barsstow`, `barstoww`, `barsttow`, `barstwo`, `bartsow`, `basrtow`, `bbarstow`, `brastow`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barstow