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

Barrientez, 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 Barrientez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barrientez in America

Barrientez is the 26008th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barrientez surname appeared 943 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 Barrientez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barrientez 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 Barrientez

The surname Barrientez originates from Spain, specifically from the northern regions near the Basque Country and Navarre. It is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Spanish word "barriento," which means "muddy" or "covered in mud." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who lived or worked in a particularly muddy area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the "Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla," a medieval manuscript compiled in the 14th century that documented the names and landholdings of various noble families in Castile. The name appears as "Barrientos," which is a slightly different spelling but likely shares the same roots.

In the 15th century, there was a prominent figure named Lope de Barrientos (c. 1382-1469), who served as the Bishop of Cuenca and later became the Bishop of Ávila. He was a renowned scholar and diplomat during the reign of King John II of Castile.

Another notable bearer of the name was Pedro Barrientos Lomelín (1522-1594), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of the Philippines and was appointed as the first governor of the Mariana Islands in 1565.

In the 17th century, Juan de Barrientez (c. 1610-1678) was a Spanish painter known for his religious works, particularly those commissioned for churches and monasteries in Seville and its surrounding areas.

Moving forward to the 19th century, José María Barrientez (1815-1892) was a Mexican military officer who fought in the Mexican-American War and later served as the governor of the state of Coahuila from 1867 to 1871.

It is worth noting that the name Barrientez may also have connections to certain place names, such as Barrientos, a municipality in the province of León, Spain, or Barrientos, a town in the state of Jalisco, Mexico. These place names may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barrientez

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

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

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