How common is the surname Barbera?

3,696 people in the United States had the surname Barbera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,535 Americans. It ranked 8,861st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Barbera?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Barbera identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Barbera?

Joseph Barbera, American animator and cartoonist (1911–2006).

Where is the surname Barbera most common?

Wikidata records people named Barbera in the United States.

How do you pronounce Barbera?

Barbera is /ˌbɑːrˈbɛrə/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Barbera getting more or less common?

More common. 3,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,696 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Barbera

A surname, carried by 3,696 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˌbɑːrˈbɛrə/ 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). Barbera is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,696 people named Barbera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,535 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,199.

#8,861

rank among US surnames

3,696

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+15.5%

change since 2000 (was #9,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,854	Breault	3,700	83,445
#8,858	Kautz	3,699	83,467
#8,860	Licea	3,698	83,490
#8,861	Barbera	3,696	83,535
#8,862	Lutes	3,695	83,558
#8,865	Hoyos	3,694	83,580

Who is named Barbera

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

86% of people named Barbera identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barberas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Barbera
American animator and cartoonist (1911–2006)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barbera

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

Questions

How common is the surname Barbera?: 3,696 people in the United States had the surname Barbera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,535 Americans. It ranked 8,861st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barbera?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Barbera identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Barbera?: Joseph Barbera, American animator and cartoonist (1911–2006).
Where is the surname Barbera most common?: Wikidata records people named Barbera in the United States.
How do you pronounce Barbera?: Barbera is /ˌbɑːrˈbɛrə/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Barbera getting more or less common?: More common. 3,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,696 in 2010, up 16%.