How common is the surname Barbour?

14,451 people in the United States had the surname Barbour in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,365 Americans. It ranked 2,504th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barbour?

James Barbour, American statesman and orator (1775-1842), followed by Thomas Barbour.

Where is the surname Barbour most common?

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

Is the surname Barbour getting more or less common?

More common. 14,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,451 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Barbour

A surname, carried by 14,451 people in the United States.

2 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). Barbour is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,451 people named Barbour in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,365 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,188.

#2,504

rank among US surnames

14,451

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,338)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,495	Soria	14,477	21,327
#2,496	Limon	14,472	21,334
#2,497	Diggs	14,467	21,341
#2,498	Parish	14,466	21,343
#2,499	Luong	14,464	21,346
#2,500	Resendiz	14,457	21,356
#2,501	Echols	14,456	21,358

Who is named Barbour

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

73% of people named Barbour identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barbours

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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)

Notable Barbours come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barbour

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

Questions

Where does the surname Barbour come from?: From Old French barbour; name was given to a barber.
How common is the surname Barbour?: 14,451 people in the United States had the surname Barbour in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,365 Americans. It ranked 2,504th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barbour?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Barbour identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Barbour?: James Barbour, American statesman and orator (1775-1842), followed by Thomas Barbour.
Where is the surname Barbour most common?: Wikidata records people named Barbour in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Barbour getting more or less common?: More common. 14,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,451 in 2010, up 1.9%.