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

Barosy, 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 Barosy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barosy in America

Barosy is the 139228th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barosy surname appeared 120 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 Barosy.

The history of the last name Barosy

The surname Barosy originated in Hungary during the 12th century. It is derived from the Hungarian word "baros", which means shepherd or herdsman. The name likely referred to someone who worked as a shepherd or came from a village where sheep herding was a common occupation.

Some of the earliest records of the Barosy name can be found in medieval Hungarian documents and registries, often with variations in spelling such as Barossy, Baroszy, or Baroschi. These variations were common due to differences in regional dialects and the inconsistencies of record-keeping at the time.

One notable early reference to the name Barosy can be found in the Regestrum Varadiense, a 13th-century collection of legal proceedings from the Diocese of Várad (now Oradea, Romania). This document mentions a certain Barosy János, who was involved in a land dispute in the village of Szeghalom in the year 1219.

In the 15th century, a family of nobles with the surname Barosy held lands and estates in the region of Zala County, in western Hungary. One member of this family, Barosy Miklós, is recorded as having participated in the Battle of Mohács in 1526, fighting against the Ottoman forces that ultimately conquered much of Hungary.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Barosy name can be found in various church records and census documents from villages and towns across Hungary, particularly in the regions of Transdanubia and the Great Hungarian Plain.

One notable bearer of the Barosy name was Barosy Gergely (1564-1628), a Protestant minister and writer who authored several religious texts and sermons in Hungarian and Latin. Another was Barosy Sándor (1737-1809), a landowner and military officer who served in the Austrian Imperial Army during the Napoleonic Wars.

As the Barosy family spread throughout Hungary over the centuries, the name also took on various regional variations, such as Barossy in the northern regions and Baroschi in Transylvania. Despite these variations, the name has maintained its connection to its pastoral origins and the legacy of the Hungarian shepherding tradition.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barosy

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

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 Barosy 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.

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 Barosy was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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