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    The surname Barrows

    A surname, carried by 7,773 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B620

    Barrows: #4,561 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Barrows #4,561, 7,773 people Barrows: #4,561 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Barrows #4,561, 7,773 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barrows is more common than 97.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 7,773 people named Barrows in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,720 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,493.

    #4,561
    rank among US surnames
    7,773
    people in 2010
    2.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #4,382)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,553Vargo7,78739,649
    #4,554Kremer7,78439,664
    #4,555Basile7,78339,669
    #4,556Yeung7,78239,674
    #4,557Lilley7,78039,685
    #4,558Poling7,77939,690
    #4,559Talavera7,77739,700

    Who is named Barrows

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

    88% of people named Barrows identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Barrowss

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • George Barrows
      American actor (1914-1994)
    • Diana Barrows
      American actress, born 1966
    • Jim Barrows
      American alpine skier (1944–2024)
    • Lewis O. Barrows
      American politician (1893–1967)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Barrows

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Barrows?
    7,773 people in the United States had the surname Barrows in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,720 Americans. It ranked 4,561st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Barrows?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Barrows identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Barrows?
    George Barrows, American actor (1914-1994), followed by Diana Barrows.
    Where is the surname Barrows most common?
    Wikidata records people named Barrows in the United States.
    Is the surname Barrows getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,493 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,773 in 2010, up 3.7%.