# Barrows (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,773 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,561 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 39,720 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.7% (7,493 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barrows 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Barrows in the United States.

## People named Barrows

- George Barrows, American actor (1914-1994)
- Diana Barrows, American actress
- Jim Barrows, American alpine skier (1944–2024)
- Lewis O. Barrows, American politician (1893–1967)

## Similar surnames

Barrios, Barraza, Burrows, Berrios, Barros, Barroso, Barras, Barrus, Barris, Barrs, Baros, Barresi.

## 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.