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    The surname Barksdale

    A surname, carried by 10,294 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B623

    Barksdale: #3,472 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Barksdale #3,472, 10,294 people Barksdale: #3,472 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Barksdale #3,472, 10,294 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barksdale is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,294 people named Barksdale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,993 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,565.

    #3,472
    rank among US surnames
    10,294
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,425)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,463Liles10,31729,926
    #3,464Fang10,31629,929
    #3,466Maya10,31329,938
    #3,467Ferry10,31229,940
    #3,468Marvin10,31029,946
    #3,469Quinlan10,30229,969
    #3,470Minter10,30129,972

    Who is named Barksdale

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

    55% of people named Barksdale identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 55%
    • White (not Hispanic) 40%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Barksdales

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Don Barksdale
      American basketball player (1923–1993)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Barksdale?
    10,294 people in the United States had the surname Barksdale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,993 Americans. It ranked 3,472nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barksdale?
    In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Barksdale identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barksdale?
    Don Barksdale, American basketball player (1923–1993).
    Where is the surname Barksdale most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barksdale in the United States.
    Is the surname Barksdale getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,565 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,294 in 2010, up 7.6%.