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

Barze, 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 Barze surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barze in America

Barze is the 96368th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barze surname appeared 189 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 Barze.

We can also compare 2010 data for Barze 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 Barze

The surname BARZE is believed to have originated in the region of Piedmont in northwestern Italy during the 13th century. It is derived from the Italian word "barza," meaning "heron," which suggests that the name may have been initially bestowed upon someone who lived near a heron rookery or had a physical resemblance to the long-legged bird.

One of the earliest known references to the BARZE surname can be found in a document from the year 1275, which records a land transaction involving a certain "Giovanni Barze" in the town of Cuneo, Piedmont. This indicates that the name was already well-established in the area by that time.

In the 14th century, the BARZE family played a prominent role in the governance of the city-state of Asti, also located in Piedmont. Historical records from this period mention several members of the family holding positions of authority, including a "Guglielmo Barze" who served as a magistrate in 1328.

As the BARZE family grew and expanded over the centuries, some members migrated to other regions of Italy and beyond. For instance, in the late 16th century, a man named Pietro Barze (1562-1623) left his hometown of Saluzzo, Piedmont, and settled in the Republic of Venice, where he became a respected merchant and trader.

Another notable figure bearing the BARZE surname was Giovanni Battista Barze (1690-1768), a renowned architect from Turin, Piedmont, who was responsible for designing several churches and palaces in the city during the Baroque period.

In the 19th century, the BARZE name gained international recognition through the achievements of the Italian explorer and naturalist Orazio Barze (1812-1887). Barze led several expeditions to Africa and South America, where he discovered and documented numerous plant and animal species previously unknown to Western science.

While the BARZE surname has its roots in the Piedmont region of Italy, it has since spread to various parts of the world due to migration and intermarriage. However, the connection to its Italian heritage and the symbolic association with the heron bird remains an integral part of the name's historical significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barze

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

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

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