How common is the surname Barris?

1,348 people in the United States had the surname Barris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,040 Americans. It ranked 19,911th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Barris?

In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Barris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Barris?

Chuck Barris, American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017), followed by Harry Barris.

Where is the surname Barris most common?

Wikidata records people named Barris in the United States.

Is the surname Barris getting more or less common?

More common. 1,254 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,348 in 2010, up 7.5%.

The surname Barris

A surname, carried by 1,348 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barris is more common than 87.7% of them.

Origin

Perhaps a variant of Barras.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,348 people named Barris in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 229,040 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,254.

#19,911

rank among US surnames

1,348

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,840)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,907	McKissack	1,349	228,870
#19,911	Clevinger	1,348	229,040

Who is named Barris

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

71% of people named Barris identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barriss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chuck Barris
American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)
Harry Barris
American singer and songwriter (1905–1962)
George Barris
American auto customizer (1925-2015)
George Barris
American Photojournalist (1922-2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barris

Barris has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

Where does the surname Barris come from?: Perhaps a variant of Barras.
How common is the surname Barris?: 1,348 people in the United States had the surname Barris in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 229,040 Americans. It ranked 19,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barris?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Barris identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Barris?: Chuck Barris, American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017), followed by Harry Barris.
Where is the surname Barris most common?: Wikidata records people named Barris in the United States.
Is the surname Barris getting more or less common?: More common. 1,254 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,348 in 2010, up 7.5%.