How common is the surname Barrie?

3,154 people in the United States had the surname Barrie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,890 Americans. It ranked 10,219th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barrie?

Barbara Barrie, American actress and author (1931–2026), followed by Wendy Barrie.

Where is the surname Barrie most common?

Wikidata records people named Barrie in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Barrie getting more or less common?

More common. 2,462 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,154 in 2010, up 28%.

Is Barrie also a first name?

Yes. Barrie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Barrie

A surname, carried by 3,154 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barrie is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,154 people named Barrie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,890 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,462.

#10,219

rank among US surnames

3,154

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+28.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,677)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,211	Broadus	3,156	97,828
#10,215	Shue	3,155	97,859
#10,219	Greeson	3,154	97,890
#10,224	Michelson	3,153	97,921
#10,228	Trammel	3,152	97,952

Who is named Barrie

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

65% of people named Barrie identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 65%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barries

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Barbara Barrie
American actress and author (1931–2026)
Wendy Barrie
British actress, 1912–1978
Amanda Barrie
British actress (born 1935)
Nigel Barrie
British actor (1889-1971)
Elaine Barrie
American actress (1915-2003)

Notable Barries come mostly from the United Kingdom (3) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barrie

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

Questions

How common is the surname Barrie?: 3,154 people in the United States had the surname Barrie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,890 Americans. It ranked 10,219th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barrie?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Barrie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Barrie?: Barbara Barrie, American actress and author (1931–2026), followed by Wendy Barrie.
Where is the surname Barrie most common?: Wikidata records people named Barrie in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Barrie getting more or less common?: More common. 2,462 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,154 in 2010, up 28%.
Is Barrie also a first name?: Yes. Barrie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.