How common is the surname Barth?

14,579 people in the United States had the surname Barth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,177 Americans. It ranked 2,474th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Barth?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Barth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Barth?

John Barth, American writer (1930–2024), followed by Jessica Barth.

Where is the surname Barth most common?

Wikidata records people named Barth in the United States, Germany and Argentina.

Is the surname Barth getting more or less common?

More common. 14,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,579 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Barth

A surname, carried by 14,579 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Barth is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,579 people named Barth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,177 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,283.

#2,474

rank among US surnames

14,579

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,322)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,465	Dennison	14,629	21,105
#2,466	Knott	14,622	21,115
#2,467	Perales	14,593	21,157
#2,469	Mulligan	14,590	21,161
#2,471	Bliss	14,588	21,164
#2,472	Wakefield	14,587	21,166
#2,473	Kahn	14,584	21,170

Who is named Barth

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

95% of people named Barth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Barths

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Barth
American writer (1930–2024)
Jessica Barth
American actress, born 1995
Carmen Barth
American boxer (1912-1985)
Andrew Barth Feldman
American actor and singer (born 2002)
Eddie Barth
American actor and voice-over artist (1931-2010)
Barbara Antonie Barth
Baroness and actor (1871-1956)
Luis Moglia Barth
Argentine film director (1903-1984)

Notable Barths come mostly from the United States (5), Germany (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barth

Barth has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Questions

How common is the surname Barth?: 14,579 people in the United States had the surname Barth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,177 Americans. It ranked 2,474th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barth?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Barth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Barth?: John Barth, American writer (1930–2024), followed by Jessica Barth.
Where is the surname Barth most common?: Wikidata records people named Barth in the United States, Germany and Argentina.
Is the surname Barth getting more or less common?: More common. 14,283 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,579 in 2010, up 2.1%.