How common is the surname Barbaro?

1,112 people in the United States had the surname Barbaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 277,649 Americans. It ranked 22,989th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Barbaro?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Barbaro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Barbaro?

Monica Barbaro, American actress (born 1990), followed by Hugo Nicolás Barbaro.

Where is the surname Barbaro most common?

Wikidata records people named Barbaro in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Barbaro getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,112 in 2010, down 5.6%.

The surname Barbaro

A Latin surname, carried by 1,112 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barbaro is more common than 85.8% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

Ultimately from Latin barbarus (“foreign”), used in the middle ages to refer to a non-Christian.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,112 people named Barbaro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 277,649 Americans. That is down 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,178.

#22,989

rank among US surnames

1,112

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,831)

Who is named Barbaro

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

95% of people named Barbaro identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barbaros

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Monica Barbaro
American actress (born 1990)
Hugo Nicolás Barbaro
Argentine Catholic bishop, born 1950

Notable Barbaros come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barbaro

Barbaro has the Soundex code B616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B616.

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Barbaro come from?: Ultimately from Latin barbarus (“foreign”), used in the middle ages to refer to a non-Christian.
How common is the surname Barbaro?: 1,112 people in the United States had the surname Barbaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 277,649 Americans. It ranked 22,989th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barbaro?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Barbaro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Barbaro?: Monica Barbaro, American actress (born 1990), followed by Hugo Nicolás Barbaro.
Where is the surname Barbaro most common?: Wikidata records people named Barbaro in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Barbaro getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,112 in 2010, down 5.6%.