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

Barringer, 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 Barringer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barringer in America

Barringer is the 5037th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barringer surname appeared 6,964 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Barringer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barringer 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 Barringer

The surname Barringer has its origins in Germany, where it first appeared in the 13th century. The name is derived from the Old German words "baren" meaning to bear or carry, and "ringen" meaning to wrestle or struggle. This suggests the name may have originally referred to someone who transported goods or engaged in physical labor.

One of the earliest known references to the Barringer name appears in a 14th-century manuscript from the town of Mainz, where a "Johannes Barringer" is listed as a merchant. The name also appears in records from the nearby town of Frankfurt, with a "Hans Barringer" recorded as a blacksmith in 1412.

By the 16th century, the Barringer name had spread to other parts of Germany, as well as neighboring regions such as Switzerland and Austria. In 1522, a "Peter Barringer" from the town of Augsburg is listed as a participant in the German Peasants' War, a major revolt against the ruling elite.

As the Barringer family expanded and migrated, variations in spelling emerged, including Baringer, Barenger, and Bäringer. One notable figure was Johann Baringer (1532-1605), a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Tübingen.

In the 17th century, members of the Barringer family began to settle in the New World, with records showing a "Hans Barringer" arriving in Pennsylvania in 1683 as part of the Germantown settlement. Another early American Barringer was Daniel Barringer (1660-1737), a Quaker who settled in New Jersey and served as a member of the colonial assembly.

Other notable individuals with the Barringer surname include Paul Barringer (1778-1835), a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, and Emily Barringer (1876-1961), an American educator and philanthropist who founded the Barringer School in New Jersey.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barringer

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

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

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