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

Barria, 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 Barria surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barria in America

Barria is the 86314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barria surname appeared 216 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 Barria.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barria 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 Barria

The surname Barria originates from the northern regions of Spain, specifically the Basque Country, which lies along the western Pyrenees between Spain and France. The name can be traced back to the 12th century and is believed to derive from the Basque word "barri," meaning "new" or "newly established." This suggests that the name may have been given to families who had recently settled in a new area or established a new homestead.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Barria surname can be found in the Becerro Galicano, a medieval manuscript compiled in the late 13th century, which documented the noble families of the Basque region. The name appears as "Barria de Vizcaya," referring to a family from the province of Biscay.

In the 15th century, the Barria name was prominent in the town of Durango, located in Biscay. Historical records mention a certain Juan de Barria, a prominent landowner and public figure who served as the mayor of Durango in the mid-1400s.

During the 16th century, the Barria family spread across the Iberian Peninsula, with branches established in various regions, including Navarre, Aragon, and Catalonia. One notable figure from this period was Pedro de Barria, a Spanish explorer and navigator who accompanied Ferdinand Magellan on his famous circumnavigation of the globe between 1519 and 1522.

In the 17th century, the Barria name gained recognition in the field of literature with the poet and playwright Francisco de Barria y Leiva, who was born in Madrid in 1605 and is known for his works such as "La Vida es Sueño" (Life is a Dream).

Another notable figure with the Barria surname was José María Barria, a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1847 to 1848 during the reign of Queen Isabella II.

The Barria name has also been associated with several place names throughout Spain, including the town of Barria in the province of Navarre and the village of Barrieta in Biscay, which likely derived from the surname itself.

While the Barria surname has its roots in the Basque Country, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina, and Chile, due to Spanish colonization and migration patterns.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barria

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

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

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