# Barrett (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/barrett/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English or Irish surname from Anglo-Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 100,104 |
| US rank (2010) | 314 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,084 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.4% (95,896 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbæɹɪt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Barret, Barritt |

## Etymology

From the Irish surname converged from several origins, including Barόid, Bairéid, Middle English Baraud (“quarrelsome”) from Old English, and Norman Baraud, from Old French barat (“trickery, deception”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barrett in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Barrett in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and The Bahamas.

## People named Barrett

- Amy Coney Barrett, American lawyer and jurist (born 1972)
- Majel Barrett, American actress (1932–2008)
- Jacinda Barrett, Australian actress
- Mike Barrett, American basketball player
- Gabby Barrett, American country singer
- Nessa Barrett, American singer
- Malcolm Barrett, American actor
- Barbara Barrett, American businesswoman and diplomat (born 1950)
- Rob Barrett, American musician (born 1970)
- Edith Barrett, American actress (1904–1977)
- Sweet Emma Barrett, American musician (1897-1983)
- Andre Barrett, American basketball player (born 1982)

and 28 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Barreto, Brett, Barta, Barto, Bartee, Barrette, Bart, Bratt, Bartow, Baratta, Barratt, Barret.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.