How common is the surname Bartlett?

43,648 people in the United States had the surname Bartlett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,074 Americans. It ranked 791st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bartlett?

Bonnie Bartlett, American actress, followed by Josiah Bartlett.

Where is the surname Bartlett most common?

Wikidata records people named Bartlett in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Bartlett?

Bartlett is /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tlət/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bartlett getting more or less common?

More common. 42,512 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,648 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Bartlett also a first name?

Yes. Bartlett is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bartlett

A patronymic surname, carried by 43,648 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tlət/ 2 syllables Soundex B634 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bartlett is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

The pear was named by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Massachusetts, after himself.

Bartlett is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 43,648 people named Bartlett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,074 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 42,512.

#791

rank among US surnames

43,648

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #735)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#782	David	44,040	7,011
#783	Dejesus	44,038	7,011
#784	Marin	43,904	7,032
#785	Berger	43,851	7,041
#786	McIntyre	43,842	7,042
#787	Blankenship	43,830	7,044
#788	Gaines	43,821	7,046

Who is named Bartlett

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

91% of people named Bartlett identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bartletts

27 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bonnie Bartlett
American actress, born 1929
Josiah Bartlett
American physician and judge, signatory of the Declaration of Independence (1729–1795)
Murray Bartlett
Australian actor, born 1971
Robin Bartlett
American actress, born 1951
Albert Allen Bartlett
American professor of physics (1923–2013)
Roscoe Bartlett
American politician (born 1926)
Dewey F. Bartlett
American politician (1919–1979)
Sabrina Bartlett
Actress, born 1991
Bob Bartlett
American politician (1904-1968)
Craig Bartlett
American animator, born 1956
Hall Bartlett
American filmmaker (1922-1993)
Steven Bartlett
British businessman and podcaster (born 1992)

Notable Bartletts come mostly from the United States (22), Australia (3) and the United Kingdom (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bartlett

Bartlett has the Soundex code B634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B634.

Questions

Where does the surname Bartlett come from?: The pear was named by Enoch Bartlett of Dorchester, Massachusetts, after himself.
How common is the surname Bartlett?: 43,648 people in the United States had the surname Bartlett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,074 Americans. It ranked 791st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bartlett?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Bartlett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bartlett?: Bonnie Bartlett, American actress, followed by Josiah Bartlett.
Where is the surname Bartlett most common?: Wikidata records people named Bartlett in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Bartlett?: Bartlett is /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tlət/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Bartlett?: Bartlett is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Bartlett getting more or less common?: More common. 42,512 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 43,648 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Bartlett also a first name?: Yes. Bartlett is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.