Explore the Family Name Barby

The meaning of Barby

1. German: habitational name from a place so named in Saxony-Anhalt. 2. French (mainly Dordogne): derivative of Barbe 1. 3. English (Northamptonshire and Leicestershire): probably a variant of Barber, with pronunciation of the final syllable weakened to -y. Some characteristic forenames: German Merwin, Otto, Wolfgang. French Celestine, Pierre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Barby has seen a dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Barby ranked 82,344 in popularity with a count of 213, while in 2010, it dropped to rank 92,719 with a decrease in the count to 198. This represents a change of -12.6 in rank and -7.04 in the count. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight decline from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010, reflecting a change of -12.5.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,344	#92,719	-12.6%
Count	213	198	-7.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barby

On the aspect of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some notable shifts. While the percentage of those identifying as White with the surname Barby decreased from 88.73% in 2000 to 81.31% in 2010, the Hispanic and Black populations saw substantial increases. The percentage of Hispanics with this surname rose from 3.29% to 6.06%, marking an impressive 84.19% increase. Similarly, the Black population increased from 4.69% to 7.07%, a change of 50.75%. There was also a small emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races in 2010, whereas there were none reported in these categories in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.73%	81.31%	-8.36%
Black	4.69%	7.07%	50.75%
Hispanic	3.29%	6.06%	84.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.03%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.53%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%