# Barca (surname)

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

A surname from Punic, particularly (historical) a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 719 |
| US rank (2010) | 32,079 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 429,410 people |
| Change since 2000 | -7.5% (777 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɑɹkə/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Barce, Barke |

## Etymology

From Latin Barca, from Punic 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (Baraq), from Phoenician 𐤁𐤓𐤒 (baraq, “lightning”), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baraḳ-.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barca 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Barca in the United States and Ancient Carthage.

## People named Barca

- Peter W. Barca, American politician
- Mago, Barcid Carthaginian who played an important role in the Second Punic War

## Similar surnames

Barriga, Barrick, Barco, Bark, Barraza, Barcia, Barwick, Barras, Barocio, Baruch, Bearce, Barch.

## 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.