How common is the surname Barton?

68,233 people in the United States had the surname Barton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,525 Americans. It ranked 488th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Barton?

Edmund Barton, Australian politician, first Prime Minister of Australia and founding justice of the High , followed by Mischa Barton.

Where is the surname Barton most common?

Wikidata records people named Barton in the United States, Australia and Ireland and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Barton?

Barton is /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Barton getting more or less common?

More common. 66,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 68,233 in 2010, up 2.4%.

Is Barton also a first name?

Yes. Barton 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 Barton

An English surname, carried by 68,233 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tən/ 2 syllables Soundex B635 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). Barton is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 68,233 people named Barton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,525 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 66,622.

#488

rank among US surnames

68,233

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #447)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#479	Gallagher	69,834	4,421
#480	Farmer	69,617	4,435
#481	Hammond	69,515	4,441
#482	Hampton	69,472	4,444
#483	Townsend	69,360	4,451
#484	Ingram	69,345	4,452
#485	Wise	68,649	4,497

Who is named Barton

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

85% of people named Barton identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bartons

25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edmund Barton
Australian politician, first Prime Minister of Australia and founding justice of the High , 1849–1920
Mischa Barton
British-American actress and model, born 1986
Clara Barton
American Civil War nurse (1821–1912)
Benjamin Smith Barton
American physician, professor, and botanist (1766-1815)
Bruce Fairchild Barton
American author, politician and advertising executive (1886-1967)
Will Barton
American basketball player (born 1991)
Jaqueline Barton
American chemist, born 1952
Joe Barton
American politician; U.S. Representative for Texas, born 1949
Otis Barton
American deep-sea diver, inventor, and actor (1899-1992)
Blanche Barton
American religious leader, born 1961
Peter Barton
American actor, born 1956
Malachi Barton
American actor and singer (born 2007)

Notable Bartons come mostly from the United States (21), Australia (2) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Barton

Barton has the Soundex code B635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B635.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Barton come from?: From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).
How common is the surname Barton?: 68,233 people in the United States had the surname Barton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,525 Americans. It ranked 488th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Barton?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Barton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Barton?: Edmund Barton, Australian politician, first Prime Minister of Australia and founding justice of the High , followed by Mischa Barton.
Where is the surname Barton most common?: Wikidata records people named Barton in the United States, Australia and Ireland and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Barton?: Barton is /ˈbɑː(ɹ)tən/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Barton getting more or less common?: More common. 66,622 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 68,233 in 2010, up 2.4%.
Is Barton also a first name?: Yes. Barton 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.