How common is the surname Bari?

1,132 people in the United States had the surname Bari in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. It ranked 22,663rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bari?

Lynn Bari, American actress (1913–1989), followed by Judi Bari.

Where is the surname Bari most common?

Wikidata records people named Bari in the United States.

Is the surname Bari getting more or less common?

More common. 920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,132 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Bari

An Italian surname, carried by 1,132 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bari is more common than 86% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Bari, ultimately from Latin Barium.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,132 people named Bari in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 920.

#22,663

rank among US surnames

1,132

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+23%

change since 2000 (was #25,272)

Who is named Bari

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

47% of people named Bari identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 41% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.9% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 47%
White (not Hispanic) 41%
Two or more races 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Baris

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lynn Bari
American actress (1913–1989)
Judi Bari
American environmentalist (1949–1997)
Ruth Aaronson Bari
American mathematician (1917–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bari

Bari has the Soundex code B600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B600.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bari come from?: Borrowed from Italian Bari, ultimately from Latin Barium.
How common is the surname Bari?: 1,132 people in the United States had the surname Bari in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 272,743 Americans. It ranked 22,663rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bari?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Bari identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 41% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bari?: Lynn Bari, American actress (1913–1989), followed by Judi Bari.
Where is the surname Bari most common?: Wikidata records people named Bari in the United States.
Is the surname Bari getting more or less common?: More common. 920 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,132 in 2010, up 23%.