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    The surname Barro

    A surname, carried by 693 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B600

    Barro: #33,036 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Barro #33,036, 693 people Barro: #33,036 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Barro #33,036, 693 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barro is more common than 79.6% of them.

    Origin

    * As a Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from the noun barro (“clay loam”). * As an Italian surname, variant of Baro. * As a west African surname, probably altered from Ballo, from the Fula personal name Ballo, from ballo (“help”). Compare Bello.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 693 people named Barro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 445,520 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 604.

    #33,036
    rank among US surnames
    693
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.7%
    change since 2000 (was #35,288)

    Who is named Barro

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

    43% of people named Barro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 43%
    • White (not Hispanic) 29%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 13%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Barros

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Robert Barro
      American classical macroeconomist, born 1944

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Barro

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Barro come from?
    * As a Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from the noun barro (“clay loam”). * As an Italian surname, variant of Baro. * As a west African surname, probably altered from Ballo, from the Fula personal name Ballo, from ballo (“help”). Compare Bello.
    How common is the surname Barro?
    693 people in the United States had the surname Barro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 445,520 Americans. It ranked 33,036th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barro?
    In the 2010 Census, 43% of people named Barro identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barro?
    Robert Barro, American classical macroeconomist.
    Where is the surname Barro most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barro in the United States.
    Is the surname Barro getting more or less common?
    More common. 604 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 693 in 2010, up 15%.