The Bar surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 759 people carried this name — #29,359 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 357,100 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,596 people named Bar live in Switzerland.
They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
2,149 people named Bar have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 2,583 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,355 people named Bar.
74 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 74 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 164 people named Bar live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bar.
- Bapst 290 · U.S. census
- Baptista 3,050 · U.S. census
- Baptiste 7,353 · U.S. census
- Baque 231 · U.S. census
- Baquero 720 · U.S. census
- Baquet 308 · U.S. census
- Bara 2,257 · U.S. census
- Baraban 147 · U.S. census
- Barabas 600 · U.S. census
- Barabe 206 · U.S. census
- Baracco 116 · U.S. census
- Barach 315 · U.S. census
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