The surname Barbosa
A surname, carried by 18,106 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex B612
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 18,106 people named Barbosa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,052 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,433.
Who is named Barbosa
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
64% of people named Barbosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 64%
- White (not Hispanic) 26%
- Black (not Hispanic) 7.1%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
- Two or more races 1.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Barbosas
32 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Gabriel BarbosaBrazilian association football player (born 1996)
- Leandro BarbosaBrazilian basketball player (born 1982)
- Moacir BarbosaBrazilian footballer (1921–2000)
- Danilo BarbosaBrazilian association football player, born 1996
- Ruy BarbosaBrazilian politician, writer and jurist (1849–1923)
- Jade BarbosaBrazilian artistic gymnast, born 1991
- Mariano BarbosaArgentine footballer, born 1984
- Marcia BarbosaBrazilian physicist, born 1960
- Euclydes BarbosaBrazilian association football player (1909-1988)
- Poliana Barbosa MedeirosBrazilian association football player, born 1991
- Isael da Silva BarbosaBrazilian football midfielder, born 1988
- José Luíz BarbosaBrazilian male middle-distance runner, born 1961
Notable Barbosas come mostly from Brazil (28), Argentina (1) and Guinea-Bissau (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Barbosa
Barbosa has the Soundex code B612, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B612.
Questions
- How common is the surname Barbosa?
- 18,106 people in the United States had the surname Barbosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,052 Americans. It ranked 1,992nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Barbosa?
- In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Barbosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Barbosa?
- Gabriel Barbosa, Brazilian association football player (born 1996), followed by Leandro Barbosa.
- Where is the surname Barbosa most common?
- Wikidata records people named Barbosa in Brazil, Argentina and Guinea-Bissau and 1 other country.
- Is the surname Barbosa getting more or less common?
- More common. 13,433 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,106 in 2010, up 35%.