How common is the surname Barger?

14,324 people in the United States had the surname Barger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,554 Americans. It ranked 2,528th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Barger?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Barger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Barger?

Sonny Barger, American outlaw biker (1938–2022), followed by Amy Barger.

Where is the surname Barger most common?

Wikidata records people named Barger in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Barger getting more or less common?

Less common. 14,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,324 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Barger

A surname, carried by 14,324 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barger is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,324 people named Barger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,554 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,635.

#2,528

rank among US surnames

14,324

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,275)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,519	Fierro	14,371	21,484
#2,520	Pederson	14,370	21,485
#2,521	Collazo	14,369	21,487
#2,522	McMahan	14,368	21,488
#2,523	Hershberger	14,357	21,505
#2,524	Linton	14,354	21,509
#2,526	Mehta	14,342	21,527

Who is named Barger

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

94% of people named Barger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bargers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sonny Barger
American outlaw biker (1938–2022)
Amy Barger
American astronomer, born 1971
George Barger
British chemist and biochemist (1878–1939)
Jorn Barger
American blogger, born 1953

Notable Bargers come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Bargar

Surnames that sound like Barger

Barger has the Soundex code B626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B626.

Questions

How common is the surname Barger?: 14,324 people in the United States had the surname Barger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,554 Americans. It ranked 2,528th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barger?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Barger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Barger?: Sonny Barger, American outlaw biker (1938–2022), followed by Amy Barger.
Where is the surname Barger most common?: Wikidata records people named Barger in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Barger getting more or less common?: Less common. 14,635 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,324 in 2010, down 2.1%.
What are other spellings of Barger?: Bargar.