Explore the Family Name Baray

The meaning of Baray

1. Hispanic (Mexico): unexplained. 2. In some cases possibly also French: variant of Barray, itself a variant of Barrey, a derivative of Barre 1. In France, it is found mainly in Seine-Maritime.

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How common is the last name Baray in the United States?

The surname Baray enjoyed a certain level of popularity in the U.S. as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 39,111 in terms of prevalence and was borne by approximately 530 individuals. However, by 2010, its rank had slightly fallen to 41,234 with an approximate -5.43% change. The count of people bearing this surname also saw a negligible decrease of -0.38%, from 530 in 2000 to 528 in 2010, showing that the surname's prevalence per 100k people had also decreased by -10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,111	#41,234	-5.43%
Count	530	528	-0.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baray

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some notable shifts for those carrying the Baray surname. In 2000, among those who identified their ethnicity, 79.62% were Hispanic, followed by 18.11% identifying as White, and a very minor 0.94% claimed Asian/Pacific Islander roots. There were no reported instances of individuals identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaska Native, or belonging to two or more races. By 2010, the proportions had changed. The percentage of Hispanics increased to 87.50%, indicating a growth of 9.90%. Conversely, the number of Whites decreased significantly by -37.27% to 11.36%. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	79.62%	87.5%	9.9%
White	18.11%	11.36%	-37.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.94%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%