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    The surname Barron

    A Scottish patronymic surname, carried by 52,070 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B650 Also a first name

    Barron: #656 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Barron #656, 52,070 people Barron: #656 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Barron #656, 52,070 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barron is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish origin

    * As a Scottish surname, from Scots baron, sometimes found as McBarron; see Baron. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a personal name from bior (“spear”). See Barnes, Barrington. * As a Spanish surname, augmentative of Barro. * As a French and Spanish surname, variant of Baron.

    Barron is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 52,070 people named Barron in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,929 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 46,196.

    #656
    rank among US surnames
    52,070
    people in 2010
    18
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.7%
    change since 2000 (was #678)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #647Tapia52,6515,864
    #648Gates52,5695,873
    #649Chase52,4815,883
    #650Sosa52,4575,886
    #651Sweeney52,4105,891
    #652Farrell52,3215,901
    #653Wyatt52,2115,913

    Who is named Barron

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

    46% of people named Barron identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 46%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 43%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.8%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Barrons

    11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Kayla Barron
      American astronaut, born 1987
    • Robert Barron
      American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, author, scholar and Catholic evangelist., born 1959
    • Dana Barron
      American actress, born 1966
    • Kenny Barron
      American jazz pianist, born 1943
    • Harold Barron
      Athletics competitor (1894–1978)
    • Earl Barron
      American basketball player (born 1981)
    • Jaylen Barron
      American child actor, film actor and actor, born 1998
    • William Wallace Barron
      American politician (1911-2002)
    • Alex Barron
      American racing driver, born 1970
    • James Barron
      American naval officer (1768-1851)
    • Clarence W. Barron
      American newspaper publisher, 1855–1928

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Barron

    Barron has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Barron come from?
    * As a Scottish surname, from Scots baron, sometimes found as McBarron; see Baron. * As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Bearáin (literally “descendant of Bearán”), a personal name from bior (“spear”). See Barnes, Barrington. * As a Spanish surname, augmentative of Barro. * As a French and…
    How common is the surname Barron?
    52,070 people in the United States had the surname Barron in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,929 Americans. It ranked 656th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barron?
    In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Barron identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Barron?
    Kayla Barron, American astronaut, followed by Robert Barron.
    Where is the surname Barron most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barron in the United States.
    What type of surname is Barron?
    Barron is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Barron getting more or less common?
    More common. 46,196 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 52,070 in 2010, up 13%.
    Is Barron also a first name?
    Yes. Barron 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.