Explore the Family Name Barreiro

The meaning of Barreiro

Galician and Portuguese: habitational name from any of numerous places in Galicia (Spain) and Portugal named with a derivative of barro ‘clay, loam’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Jorge, Agustin, Andres, Carlos, Jesus, Lazaro, Ramon, Roberto, Alejandro, Fernando. Portuguese Agostinho, Joao.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Barreiro has increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank was 15,910 but it rose to 14,139 in 2010, a positive change of 11.13%. The count of people sharing this surname also saw an increase over this period, growing from 1,678 in 2000 to 2,125 in 2010 – a substantial bump up of 26.64%. In terms of proportion per 100,000, there was also an increase of 16.13%, moving from 0.62 in 2000 to 0.72 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,910	#14,139	11.13%
Count	1,678	2,125	26.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.72	16.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barreiro

The ethnicity distribution of individuals with the surname Barreiro, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander individuals with this surname surged by 135.42% while the Hispanic population saw a small rise of 0.53%. Conversely, the fraction of those identifying as two or more races declined by 73.71% and the Black population decreased by 21.24%. The count of White individuals experienced a minor increase of 4.31%, whereas the American Indian and Alaskan Native group faced a drop of 14.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	71.1%	71.48%	0.53%
White	24.14%	25.18%	4.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	1.13%	135.42%
Black	1.13%	0.89%	-21.24%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.83%	0.71%	-14.46%
Two or More Races	2.32%	0.61%	-73.71%