Explore the Family Name Barradas

The meaning of Barradas

Spanish and Portuguese: habitational name from any of numerous places called Barradas in Portugal or the topographic equivalent in Spain, from Portuguese barrada ‘seed plot in a slope’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Barradas has significantly grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In terms of rank, it moved up from 38,992 in 2000 to 23,618 in 2010, a growth of 39.43%. The count of individuals with this surname more than doubled during this period from 532 to 1,074, representing an increase of 101.88%. When considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, the occurrence of this surname rose from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010, marking an 80% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,992	#23,618	39.43%
Count	532	1,074	101.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.36	80%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barradas

Regarding its ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic representation under the Barradas surname saw an increase, moving from 74.06% to 84.92%, a change of 14.66%. On the other hand, there was a decrease in the percentage of those identifying as White, dropping from 19.55% to 12.48%, a decline of 36.16%. Those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander also decreased, falling from 2.26% to 0.84%, a decline of 62.83%. There was a small decrease among those identifying as Black, going from 1.88% to 1.40%, a drop of 25.53%. No changes were observed in the proportions of American Indian and Alaskan Native or in those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	74.06%	84.92%	14.66%
White	19.55%	12.48%	-36.16%
Black	1.88%	1.4%	-25.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.26%	0.84%	-62.83%
Two or More Races	2.26%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%