Explore the Family Name Baribeau

The meaning of Baribeau

French: probably from the ancient Germanic personal name Beribald, composed of the elements ber(n) ‘bear’ and bald ‘bold’. History: François Baribeau from France died in QC in 1721. Some characteristic forenames: French Adelard, Armand, Lucien, Marcel, Rejean.

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

The surname Baribeau has shown a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 41859 with a count of 489. By 2010, the rank had slightly improved to 41657, and the count increased by 6.75% to 522. Even though there was a rise in the frequency of this surname, the proportion of people with this name per 100,000 remained at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,859	#41,657	0.48%
Count	489	522	6.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baribeau

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, Baribeau is a predominately white surname. In 2000, 96.32% of individuals with this surname identified as white, decreasing slightly to 94.83% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased by 37.50%, from 1.84% in 2000 to 1.15% in 2010. Interestingly, there was an 88.24% increase in Hispanic representation within the Baribeau surname holders during this same period, growing from 1.02% in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. No data was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnic identities, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native population emerged at 1.15% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.32%	94.83%	-1.55%
Hispanic	1.02%	1.92%	88.24%
Two or More Races	1.84%	1.15%	-37.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.15%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%