# Barry (surname)

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

A surname from Irish derived from the given name, or from place names in Scotland and Wales.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 47,274 |
| US rank (2010) | 738 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,531 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (45,044 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbæɹi/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Bairre, short form of Fionnbharr, from fionn (“white”) + barr (“head”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barry 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) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Barry in the United States, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Canada, The Bahamas and Australia.

## People named Barry

- John Barry, British composer and conductor (1933–2011)
- Rick Barry, American basketball player (born 1944)
- James Barry, 19th-century military surgeon in the British Army
- Dave Barry, American writer
- Maryanne Trump Barry, American judge (1937–2023)
- Gene Barry, American stage, screen, and television actor (1919–2009)
- Charles Barry, British architect (1795–1860)
- Brent Barry, American basketball player (born 1971)
- Raymond J. Barry, American film, television and stage actor
- Daniel T. Barry, American astronaut
- Marion Barry, American politician and former mayor of the District of Columbia (1936-2014)
- Patricia Barry, American actress (1922-2016)

and 32 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Berry, Barr, Bray, Barrow, Baer, Bair, Bahr, Bare, Barrie, Baur, Barra, Barre.

## 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.