Explore the Family Name Barrio

The meaning of Barrio

Spanish: variant of Barrios. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jorge, Luis, Enrique, Lourdes, Manuel, Miguel, Rafael, Roberto, Rodolfo, Sergio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Barrio has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 26,056th place to 25,503rd place, a change of 2.12%. Moreover, the number of people carrying this last name increased by 9.62% during this decade, with the count rising from 884 to 969. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals bearing the Barrio surname per 100k population remained stable at 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,056	#25,503	2.12%
Count	884	969	9.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barrio

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Barrio surname. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a noticeable increase of 71.57% in the proportion of people with Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity with the Barrio surname, although they still represented only 1.75% of all Barrios. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, accounting for 81.63% in 2010, a slight increase from 79.86% in 2000. The proportion of those identifying as White decreased by 10.19%, while the percentage of those identifying as Black also fell by 19.48%. There were no individuals who identified themselves as belonging to two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	79.86%	81.63%	2.22%
White	14.82%	13.31%	-10.19%
Black	3.85%	3.1%	-19.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.02%	1.75%	71.57%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%