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The surname Barreras

A surname, carried by 3,496 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B662

Barreras: #9,313 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Barreras #9,313, 3,496 people Barreras: #9,313 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Barreras #9,313, 3,496 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barreras is more common than 94.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,496 people named Barreras in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,314 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,766.

#9,313
rank among US surnames
3,496
people in 2010
1.2
per 100,000 Americans
+26.4%
change since 2000 (was #10,629)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#9,307Amoroso3,49888,263
#9,311Six3,49788,289
#9,313Barreras3,49688,314
#9,314Elswick3,49588,339
#9,319Maughan3,49488,364
#9,320Niehaus3,49388,390

Who is named Barreras

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

85% of people named Barreras identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
  • White (not Hispanic) 9.8%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%
  • Two or more races 0.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barreras

Barreras has the Soundex code B662, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B662.

Questions

How common is the surname Barreras?
3,496 people in the United States had the surname Barreras in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,314 Americans. It ranked 9,313th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barreras?
In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Barreras identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Barreras getting more or less common?
More common. 2,766 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,496 in 2010, up 26%.