Explore the Family Name Baris

The meaning of Baris

1. Greek: occupational name derived from Albanian bari ‘goatherd, shepherd’. 2. Dutch: variant of Baars. 3. Italian: variant of Baro or of Paris. 4. Turkish (Barış): ornamental name or nickname from barış ‘reconciliation, concord’. 5. Perhaps also Jewish: variant of Barish. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Marinos, Constantine, Despina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Baris" has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 43,058th most common surname with 473 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 48,800 and the count reduced to 432 - an 8.67% decrease. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 16.67% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,058	#48,800	-13.34%
Count	473	432	-8.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.15	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baris

Examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Baris", also based on the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority (87.74% in 2000 and 85.19% in 2010) identified as White. There was a small increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 6.34% to 6.71%) and Black (from 1.90% to 2.55%) over the decade. Notably, there was a new emergence of those identifying as Hispanic in 2010 where none were recorded in 2000. However, those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero from 2.75% in 2000. No data was reported for American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.74%	85.19%	-2.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.34%	6.71%	5.84%
Hispanic	0%	4.86%	0%
Black	1.9%	2.55%	34.21%
Two or More Races	2.75%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%