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    The surname Barr

    A surname, carried by 44,130 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /bɑɹ/ 1 syllable Soundex B600

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barr is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from barr (“height, hill, tip”). As an English surname, from bar.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 44,130 people named Barr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,996 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 42,432.

    #781
    rank among US surnames
    44,130
    people in 2010
    15
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4%
    change since 2000 (was #738)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #772Leach44,5816,925
    #773Meadows44,5006,938
    #774Orr44,3886,956
    #776Whitehead44,3736,958
    #777Pruitt44,3656,959
    #778Kent44,3256,965
    #779Conway44,3206,966

    Who is named Barr

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

    83% of people named Barr identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 83%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 12%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Barrs

    25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Roseanne Barr
      American actress and comedian (born 1952)
    • William Barr
      77th & 85th United States Attorney General (born 1950)
    • Bob Barr
      American attorney and politician (born 1948)
    • Matt Barr
      American actor, born 1984
    • Candy Barr
      American pornographic actress, stripper (1935-2005)
    • Nevada Barr
      American novelist, born 1952
    • Al Barr
      American singer, born 1968
    • Nathan Barr
      American musician, born 1973
    • Joseph W. Barr
      American politician (1918-1996)
    • Alfred H. Barr
      American art historian and museum director (1902–1981)
    • Douglas Barr
      American actor, born 1949
    • Julia Barr
      American actress, born 1949

    Notable Barrs come mostly from the United States (22), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Barr

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Barr come from?
    As a Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, from barr (“height, hill, tip”). As an English surname, from bar.
    How common is the surname Barr?
    44,130 people in the United States had the surname Barr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,996 Americans. It ranked 781st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barr?
    In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Barr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barr?
    Roseanne Barr, American actress and comedian (born 1952), followed by William Barr.
    Where is the surname Barr most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barr in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Barr?
    Barr is /bɑɹ/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Barr getting more or less common?
    More common. 42,432 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,130 in 2010, up 4.0%.