How common is the surname Barrymore?

131 people in the United States had the surname Barrymore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,356,836 Americans. It ranked 129,825th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barrymore?

Drew Barrymore, American actress (born 1975), followed by Lionel Barrymore.

Where is the surname Barrymore most common?

Wikidata records people named Barrymore in the United States.

Is the surname Barrymore getting more or less common?

Less common. 141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 131 in 2010, down 7.1%.

The surname Barrymore

A surname, carried by 131 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B656

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barrymore is more common than 20% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 131 people named Barrymore in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,356,836 Americans. That is down 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 141.

#129,825

rank among US surnames

131

people in 2010

0.0

per 100,000 Americans

-7.1%

change since 2000 (was #114,852)

Who is named Barrymore

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

64% of people named Barrymore identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barrymores

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Drew Barrymore
American actress (born 1975)
Lionel Barrymore
American actor, director and screenwriter (1878–1954)
Ethel Barrymore
American actress (1879–1959)
John Barrymore
American actor (1882–1942)
John Drew Barrymore
American actor (1932–2004)
Diana Barrymore
American actress (1921–1960)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barrymore

Barmore

Barrymore has the Soundex code B656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B656.

Questions

How common is the surname Barrymore?: 131 people in the United States had the surname Barrymore in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,356,836 Americans. It ranked 129,825th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barrymore?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Barrymore identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Barrymore?: Drew Barrymore, American actress (born 1975), followed by Lionel Barrymore.
Where is the surname Barrymore most common?: Wikidata records people named Barrymore in the United States.
Is the surname Barrymore getting more or less common?: Less common. 141 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 131 in 2010, down 7.1%.