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

Barrandey, 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 Barrandey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barrandey in America

Barrandey is the 104602nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barrandey surname appeared 171 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 Barrandey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barrandey 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 Barrandey

The surname BARRANDEY has its origins in the British Isles, specifically in the county of Cornwall in southwestern England. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

The name BARRANDEY is derived from the Cornish language, which was once widely spoken in Cornwall. It is likely a combination of the Cornish words "bar" meaning "summit" or "high place" and "an dey" meaning "the house" or "the dwelling." Thus, the name may have originally referred to a person who lived at a dwelling situated on a high place or summit.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BARRANDEY can be found in the Cornish Pipe Rolls of 1327, where a person named Richard Barrandey is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Penzance.

In the 15th century, a branch of the BARRANDEY family settled in the village of St. Ervan, near Wadebridge in Cornwall. This is evidenced by the mention of a John Barrandey in the parish records of St. Ervan Church, dated 1487.

A notable figure with the surname BARRANDEY was Sir William Barrandey (1542-1612), a Cornish lawyer and Member of Parliament who served as the Attorney General for the Duchy of Cornwall under Queen Elizabeth I.

Another prominent individual was Captain Henry Barrandey (1675-1739), a sea captain and explorer from Falmouth, Cornwall, who is credited with mapping several islands in the Caribbean during his voyages in the early 18th century.

In the 19th century, a family of BARRANDEYS owned a large estate in the village of Lanreath, near Pelynt in Cornwall. The patriarch of this family, James Barrandey (1795-1876), was a prominent landowner and magistrate in the region.

The BARRANDEY name can also be found in historical records from other parts of the British Isles, including Wales and Scotland, suggesting that members of the family may have migrated from Cornwall to other regions over the centuries.

One notable example is Robert Barrandey (1820-1898), a Scottish architect from Edinburgh who designed several iconic buildings in the city, including the McEwan Hall at the University of Edinburgh.

While the BARRANDEY surname is relatively uncommon today, it has a rich history rooted in the ancient Cornish language and culture, with documented references spanning several centuries and various notable figures bearing this name throughout British history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barrandey

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

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

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