How common is the surname Barnaby?

2,296 people in the United States had the surname Barnaby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,471 Americans. It ranked 13,283rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barnaby?

Nathaniel Barnaby, British engineer (1829-1915).

Where is the surname Barnaby most common?

Wikidata records people named Barnaby in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Barnaby getting more or less common?

More common. 1,986 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,296 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Barnaby

A surname, carried by 2,296 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B651

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barnaby is more common than 91.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,296 people named Barnaby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,471 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,986.

#13,283

rank among US surnames

2,296

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+15.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,931)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,278	Balser	2,297	134,413
#13,283	Chaput	2,296	134,471
#13,291	Rolling	2,295	134,530

Who is named Barnaby

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

69% of people named Barnaby identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.4%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barnabys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nathaniel Barnaby
British engineer (1829-1915)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barnaby

Bernabe

Barnaby has the Soundex code B651, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B651.

Questions

How common is the surname Barnaby?: 2,296 people in the United States had the surname Barnaby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,471 Americans. It ranked 13,283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barnaby?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Barnaby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Barnaby?: Nathaniel Barnaby, British engineer (1829-1915).
Where is the surname Barnaby most common?: Wikidata records people named Barnaby in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Barnaby getting more or less common?: More common. 1,986 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,296 in 2010, up 16%.