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    The surname Barden

    A surname, carried by 5,755 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B635

    Barden: #5,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Barden #5,978, 5,755 people Barden: #5,978 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Barden #5,978, 5,755 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barden is more common than 96.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 5,755 people named Barden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,648 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,502.

    #5,978
    rank among US surnames
    5,755
    people in 2010
    1.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,762)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,970Iqbal5,76453,564
    #5,971Wilk5,76353,574
    #5,973Sigmon5,76053,602
    #5,974Capers5,75953,611
    #5,975Rex5,75853,620
    #5,976Gregoire5,75753,630
    #5,977Sylvia5,75653,639

    Who is named Barden

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

    83% of people named Barden identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bardens

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jessica Barden
      British actress, born 1992
    • Brian Barden
      American baseball player, born 1981

    Notable Bardens come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Barden

    Barden has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Barden?
    5,755 people in the United States had the surname Barden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,648 Americans. It ranked 5,978th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barden?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Barden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barden?
    Jessica Barden, British actress, followed by Brian Barden.
    Where is the surname Barden most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barden in the United Kingdom and the United States.
    Is the surname Barden getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,502 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,755 in 2010, up 4.6%.