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    The surname Barreiro

    A Galician surname, carried by 2,125 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B660

    Barreiro: #14,139 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Barreiro #14,139, 2,125 people Barreiro: #14,139 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Barreiro #14,139, 2,125 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barreiro is more common than 91.3% of them.

    Origin

    Galician origin

    Borrowed from Galician Barreiro, Portuguese Barreiro, and Spanish Barreiro.

    One of 34 Galician surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,125 people named Barreiro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,292 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,678.

    #14,139
    rank among US surnames
    2,125
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +26.6%
    change since 2000 (was #15,910)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,137Pavia2,126145,224
    #14,139Fujii2,125145,292
    #14,148Longwell2,124145,360

    Who is named Barreiro

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

    71% of people named Barreiro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 71%
    • White (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Barreiros

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • José Barreiro
      Argentine footballer and manager, 1920–2000

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Barreiro

    Barreiro has the Soundex code B660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B660.

    Other Galician surnames

    All 34 Galician surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Barreiro come from?
    Borrowed from Galician Barreiro, Portuguese Barreiro, and Spanish Barreiro.
    How common is the surname Barreiro?
    2,125 people in the United States had the surname Barreiro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,292 Americans. It ranked 14,139th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barreiro?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Barreiro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barreiro?
    José Barreiro, Argentine footballer and manager.
    Where is the surname Barreiro most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barreiro in Argentina.
    Is the surname Barreiro getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,678 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,125 in 2010, up 27%.