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    The surname Barre

    A French surname, carried by 2,205 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /bæɹi/ 2 syllables Soundex B600

    Barre: #13,727 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Barre #13,727, 2,205 people Barre: #13,727 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Barre #13,727, 2,205 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barre is more common than 91.5% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From the French surname, named after several places containing Barre in France.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,205 people named Barre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,021 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,691.

    #13,727
    rank among US surnames
    2,205
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +30.4%
    change since 2000 (was #15,809)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,721Fleischmann2,206139,957
    #13,727Gleaton2,205140,021
    #13,736Wasilewski2,204140,084

    Who is named Barre

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

    64% of people named Barre identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Barres

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Raymond Barre
      85th Prime Minister of France (1924-2007)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Barre

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

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Barre come from?
    From the French surname, named after several places containing Barre in France.
    How common is the surname Barre?
    2,205 people in the United States had the surname Barre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,021 Americans. It ranked 13,727th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barre?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Barre identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barre?
    Raymond Barre, 85th Prime Minister of France (1924-2007).
    Where is the surname Barre most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barre in France.
    How do you pronounce Barre?
    Barre is /bæɹi/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Barre getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,691 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,205 in 2010, up 30%.