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

Barrales, 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 Barrales surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barrales in America

Barrales is the 20574th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barrales surname appeared 1,288 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 Barrales.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barrales 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 Barrales

The surname Barrales is believed to have originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish word "barral," which means "jug" or "pitcher." This suggests that the name may have been originally associated with someone who made or sold these types of vessels.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Barrales can be found in a document from the year 1492, which mentions a certain Juan Barrales who lived in the city of Seville. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the southern region of Spain by the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, a family bearing the surname Barrales relocated to the Canary Islands, where they established themselves as prominent landowners and merchants. One notable member of this family was Alonso Barrales (1510-1578), who served as the governor of the island of La Palma for several years.

As the Spanish Empire expanded into the Americas, the name Barrales began to appear in various colonial records. In the late 17th century, a man named Tomás Barrales (1648-1721) was a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the region of present-day Argentina.

Another notable figure was Pedro Barrales (1780-1856), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later served as the governor of the Spanish colony of Cuba from 1842 to 1849.

In the 19th century, a branch of the Barrales family emigrated from Spain to Mexico, where they became involved in the mining industry. One member of this family, José Barrales (1825-1892), was a successful mine owner and philanthropist who helped to establish several schools and hospitals in the region of Zacatecas.

Throughout its history, the surname Barrales has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as the town of Barrales in the province of Ávila, and the village of Barrales de Bureba in the province of Burgos.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barrales

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

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

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