# Barbour (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/barbour/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,451 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,504 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,365 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.9% (14,188 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old French barbour; name was given to a barber.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barbour in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Barbour in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Barbour

- James Barbour, American statesman and orator (1775-1842)
- Thomas Barbour, American zoologist (1884-1946)
- Ian Barbour, American academic (1923–2013)
- John S. Barbour Jr., American politician (1820–1892)
- W. Warren Barbour, American politician (1888-1943)
- Joyce Barbour, British actress (1901-1977)
- Dave Barbour, American jazz guitarist (1912–1965)

## Similar surnames

Barber, Barbieri, Barbera, Barbara, Barbier, Barbaro, Barbar, Burford, Braverman, Burbridge, Berberich, Broberg.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.