Explore the Family Name Bary

The meaning of Bary

1. Walloon and northern French: variant of Barry 8. 2. French (southern): rare variant of Barry 6. 3. Altered form of French Baril. Compare Barry 7. History: Some of the American Barys (see 3 above) are descended from Jean Baril from France, who was in QC by 1673 (see Baril).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bary was ranked 50,686th in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to the 52,037th position in 2010, representing a -2.67% change. The count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 387 in 2000 to 399 in 2010, a growth of 3.1%. The proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,686	#52,037	-2.67%
Count	387	399	3.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bary

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census for the surname Bary presents an interesting mix. There was a significant increase in individuals identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander between 2000 and 2010, jumping from 4.39% to 9.27%, a whopping 111.16% change. Those identifying as two or more races saw a decline from 4.13% to 2.01%. The majority of individuals with the surname Bary identified as White, making up 79.59% in 2000 and 78.20% in 2010. This represented a slight decrease of -1.75%. The Bary surname also saw a small increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 3.88% to 4.26%. However, there was a decrease in Black ethnicity from 8.01% to 6.27%. The percentage for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained the same at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.59%	78.2%	-1.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.39%	9.27%	111.16%
Black	8.01%	6.27%	-21.72%
Hispanic	3.88%	4.26%	9.79%
Two or More Races	4.13%	2.01%	-51.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%