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    The surname Barrell

    A French occupational surname, carried by 632 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B640

    Barrell: #35,582 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Barrell #35,582, 632 people Barrell: #35,582 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Barrell #35,582, 632 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barrell is more common than 78.1% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    Various origins: * Metonymic occupational surname for a cooper or a nickname for an obese man or an immoderate drinker, from Old French baril (“barrel”). * Habitational surname from Barwell, in Leicestershire, from Old English bār (“boar”) + wielle (“well, spring”).

    Barrell is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    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 632 people named Barrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 488,521 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 712.

    #35,582
    rank among US surnames
    632
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -11.2%
    change since 2000 (was #30,868)

    Who is named Barrell

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

    93% of people named Barrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Barrells

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Susan Lesley Barrell
      British-Australian meteorologist, born 1953

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    Surnames that sound like Barrell

    Barrell has the Soundex code B640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B640.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Barrell come from?
    Various origins: * Metonymic occupational surname for a cooper or a nickname for an obese man or an immoderate drinker, from Old French baril (“barrel”). * Habitational surname from Barwell, in Leicestershire, from Old English bār (“boar”) + wielle (“well, spring”).
    How common is the surname Barrell?
    632 people in the United States had the surname Barrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 488,521 Americans. It ranked 35,582nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barrell?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Barrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Barrell?
    Susan Lesley Barrell, British-Australian meteorologist.
    Where is the surname Barrell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barrell in Australia.
    What type of surname is Barrell?
    Barrell is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Barrell getting more or less common?
    Less common. 712 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 632 in 2010, down 11%.