Explore the Family Name Barlage

The meaning of Barlage

German: habitational name from a place near Oldenburg, so named from Middle Low German bār ‘bear’ or ‘bare’ + lage ‘open fields between woods, wet pasture’.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Barlage has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,045 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had fallen slightly to 36,736 - a change of -1.92%. The number of individuals with the Barlage surname increased from 588 in 2000 to 608 in 2010, an increase of 3.4%. However, when viewed as a proportion per 100k people, the prevalence of the surname dropped from 0.22 to 0.21, marking a decrease of -4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,045	#36,736	-1.92%
Count	588	608	3.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barlage

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Barlage as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, it predominantly aligns with White ethnicity, with 95.58% in 2000 and slightly more at 95.72% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic decreased significantly by 23.95%, from 2.38% in 2000 to 1.81% in 2010. People identifying with two or more races experienced a minor decrease from 1.19% in 2000 to 1.15% in 2010. In 2010, a small representation of Asian/Pacific Islander appeared, coming in at 1.32% from zero in 2000. There were no recorded individuals of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within this surname group during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	95.72%	0.15%
Hispanic	2.38%	1.81%	-23.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.32%	0%
Two or More Races	1.19%	1.15%	-3.36%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%