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    The surname Barba

    A surname, carried by 11,043 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B610

    Barba: #3,268 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Barba #3,268, 11,043 people Barba: #3,268 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Barba #3,268, 11,043 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barba is more common than 98% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,043 people named Barba in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,958 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,088.

    #3,268
    rank among US surnames
    11,043
    people in 2010
    3.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.5%
    change since 2000 (was #3,593)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,259Bostic11,07927,868
    #3,260Krebs11,06727,898
    #3,261Urena11,06627,900
    #3,263Peek11,06227,910
    #3,264Seeley11,06127,913
    #3,265Strand11,05127,938
    #3,267Grooms11,04527,953

    Who is named Barba

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    76% of people named Barba identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 76%
    • White (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Barbas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gabriel Bernardo Barba
      Argentinian Roman Catholic bishop, born 1964

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Barba

    Barba has the Soundex code B610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B610.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Barba?
    11,043 people in the United States had the surname Barba in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,958 Americans. It ranked 3,268th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barba?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Barba identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barba?
    Gabriel Bernardo Barba, Argentinian Roman Catholic bishop.
    Where is the surname Barba most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barba in Argentina.
    Is the surname Barba getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,088 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,043 in 2010, up 22%.