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

Barrantes, 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 Barrantes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barrantes in America

Barrantes is the 23251st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barrantes surname appeared 1,096 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 Barrantes.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barrantes 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 Barrantes

The surname Barrantes originated in Spain, specifically in the Basque region, during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Basque word "barra," meaning "valley" or "ravine," and "ante," meaning "before" or "in front of." This suggests that the name was likely given to families who lived in or near a particular valley.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Barrantes surname can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías, a medieval census document from the 14th century, which lists several individuals with this surname living in the region of Castile.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the Barrantes surname was Diego Barrantes Maldonado, a Spanish historian and author who wrote extensively about the history and culture of the Basque region.

During the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals with the Barrantes surname traveled to the New World, contributing to the spread of this name across various regions. One such individual was Pedro Barrantes, who was born in 1525 and served as a conquistador in the conquest of Peru under Francisco Pizarro.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the Barrantes surname was José Barrantes y Espinosa, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Guatemala from 1774 to 1779.

Another notable individual with this surname was Manuel Barrantes Rodríguez, a Costa Rican politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica in the late 19th century.

During the 20th century, the Barrantes surname gained further recognition through individuals like Ramiro Barrantes Parra, a Chilean writer and journalist who was born in 1888 and is considered one of the pioneers of Chilean journalism.

In more recent times, the Barrantes surname has been associated with individuals such as Hernán Barrantes, a Costa Rican footballer who played for various clubs in Costa Rica and the United States in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barrantes

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

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

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