Explore the Family Name Barrantes

The meaning of Barrantes

Spanish: habitational name from Barrantes in Cáceres province. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Luis, Ricardo, Adolfo, Carlos, Fernando, Gerardo, Jorge, Manuel, Adelaida, Alejandro, Amancio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Barrantes has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 28,375th in the United States but rose to 23,251st by 2010, marking an 18.06% change in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also increased over the decade from 792 to 1,096, a substantial growth of 38.38%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Barrantes surname per 100,000 also showed an increase of 27.59%, moving from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,375	#23,251	18.06%
Count	792	1,096	38.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.37	27.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barrantes

When looking at the ethnic identity of those holding the Barrantes surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was a notable rise in the Hispanic representation, increasing from 87.75% in 2000 to 89.87% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of people identifying as White decreased slightly from 8.21% to 7.03%. There were also minor changes in other ethnic groups: the Asian/Pacific Islander population dropped by 25%, and for the first time, a small portion (0.46%) identified as belonging to two or more races. The Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remained unchanged as no individuals identified with these ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.75%	89.87%	2.42%
White	8.21%	7.03%	-14.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.16%	2.37%	-25%
Two or More Races	0%	0.46%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%