Find out how popular the last name Barbarán is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Barbarán.

Barbarán, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Barbarán surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barbarán in America

Barbarán is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barbarán surname appeared 154 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Barbarán.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barbarán to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Barbarán

The surname Barbaran is thought to have originated from the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Basque word "barra," meaning valley or plain, and "barran," which means ravine or gorge. This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived in a particular valley or ravine area.

The earliest known historical record of the Barbaran surname dates back to the 12th century, where it appears in a collection of documents from the town of Labourd in the Basque region of France. In these records, the name is spelled variously as "Barrabaran," "Barabaran," and "Barbaran."

One of the earliest documented individuals with the Barbaran surname was Juan Barbaran, a landowner who lived in the village of Larresoloeta in the Navarre region of Spain during the late 14th century. Another notable early bearer of the name was Miguel Barbaran, a merchant from the town of Bayonne in southwestern France, who was mentioned in tax records from the year 1487.

In the 16th century, the Barbaran name began to spread beyond its Basque roots, with records showing individuals bearing the surname in various parts of Spain and France. One such individual was Diego Barbaran, a soldier who fought in the Spanish conquest of Mexico under Hernán Cortés in the 1520s.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the Barbaran surname. These include José Barbaran, a Spanish painter from the 18th century known for his religious works; Manuel Barbaran, a Peruvian politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 1860s; and Joaquín Barbaran, a Mexican military officer who fought in the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century.

Despite its Basque origins, the Barbaran surname has also been found in other parts of the world, likely due to migration and intermarriage. For example, there is record of a Juan Barbaran who served as a soldier in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish colonial period in the 17th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barbarán

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Barbarán.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Barbarán was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Barbarán has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Barbarán was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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