Explore the Family Name Barricklow

The meaning of Barricklow

1. Americanized form of Dutch Van Borkulo, via the intermediate form Barkelo (see Barkalow). 2. Possibly also an altered form of English Barraclough. History: Most, if not all, of the Barricklows trace their ancestry to Conrad Willemse Barkelo (1680–1754), a son of Dutch immigrant Willem Janse Lubberdinck van Borculo, who is recorded in Gavesend, NY, in 1666.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Barricklow has seen a slight decrease in its popularity as it ranked 45,909 in 2000 and dropped to 47,186 in 2010, indicating a 2.78% decline. However, the actual count of people with this surname slightly increased from 438 in 2000 to 450 in 2010, an increase of 2.74%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell by 6.25% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,909	#47,186	-2.78%
Count	438	450	2.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barricklow

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most people with the Barricklow surname identify as White, although there has been a minor decrease from 95.43% in 2000 to 92.44% in 2010. There was no record of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. The percentage of those claiming two or more races rose by 36.40%, from 2.28% to 3.11%. Despite no reported Hispanic individuals in 2000, that ethnic identity surfaced at 3.33% in 2010. Conversely, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which was 1.37% in 2000, disappeared in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.43%	92.44%	-3.13%
Hispanic	0%	3.33%	0%
Two or More Races	2.28%	3.11%	36.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.37%	0%	0%