# Barkley (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,051 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,764 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,657 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (12,940 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɑɹkli/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Berkeley.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barkley 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) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Barkley in the United States.

## People named Barkley

- Charles Barkley, American basketball player (born 1963)
- Alben W. Barkley, American politician and vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 (1877-1956)
- Saquon Barkley, American football player (born 1997)
- Dean Barkley, American politician
- Russell Barkley, American psychologist and author
- Erick Barkley, American professional basketball player and coach
- Matt Barkley, American football player (born 1990)
- Lucille Barkley, American actress (1925-1979)

## Similar surnames

Barclay, Berkley, Brickley, Berkeley, Burkley, Burkle, Barcelo, Braswell, Burkholder, Brazil, Burkhalter, Berglund.

## 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.