The Barahona surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,844 people carried this name — #4,019 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,300 people counted. That is up 66% from 5,338 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Barahona surname

Borrowed from Spanish Barahona, of Basque origin.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Barahona» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,716 people named Barahona live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 432
Mendoza 401
San Juan 257
Neuquén 196
Río Negro 119
City of Buenos Aires 82
Córdoba 49
Jujuy 46

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

56 people named Barahona live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 12
Vaud 9
Neuchâtel 7
Schwyz 7
Graubünden 6
Zurich 6
Obwalden 5
Ticino 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 34 people named Barahona.

Most of them — 18 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Haute-Marne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 18
Haute-Marne 7
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 2
Seine-Saint-Denis 1
Var 1
Nord 1
Landes 1
Isère 1
Gironde 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

21 people named Barahona is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 21

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Barahona in American newspapers,
1916–1919.

Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Barahona
The Sun 1919-05-12
Newspaper page from The Tomahawk carrying the name Barahona
The Tomahawk 1916-02-17
Newspaper page from Bridgeton Pioneer carrying the name Barahona
Bridgeton Pioneer 1916-02-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,514 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Barahona,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francisco Barahona
    Francisco Barahona 1843–1905 · land owner
  • Roberto Ernesto Barahona Palma d. 1974 · factory worker
  • Lina Del Carmen Barahona Collío d. 1973
  • Luis Barahona de Soto 1548–1595 · writer
  • Francisco Bográn 1852–1926 · head of state
  • Clemente Barahona Vega 1863–1918 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Barahona,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States38 records

38 records of the Barahona name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 36
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record August Barahona

    Arrived at New York in 1887 aboard the Sorrento from Hamburg, aged 48; baker. From Prussia, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Armando Barahona

    Born 1914 in Portugal. Enlisted 1942 at Boston, Massachusetts; warehouseman from Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Maria E. Barahona

    Born 1903 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Laredo, Texas, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 38 records for Barahona in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

France8 records

8 records of the Barahona name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antonio Barahona

    Born 1916 in Spain; died 1994 in Lyon (Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Josephine Barahona

    Born 1921 in Algeria; died 2001 in Étampes (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Eugenio Barahona

    Born 1937 in Spain; died 1995 in Arsac (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Barahona in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Barahona name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Arturo Vargas Barahona

    In a population register; born 1879.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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