# Barstow (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,938 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,201 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 159,311 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.2% (1,877 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Bairstow, Baistow, Bastow |

## Etymology

From Middle English Bayrestowe, derived from Old English beġer (“berry”) + stōw (“place, location”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barstow 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Barstow in the United States.

## People named Barstow

- Susie M. Barstow, American painter of the Hudson River School (1836 - 1923)
- John L. Barstow, American politician (1832-1913)

## Similar surnames

Bristow, Bristol, Burston, Bright, Brewster, Burkett, Braxton, Broughton, Brackett, Barksdale, Bergstrom, Burchett.

## 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.