The Baran surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,640 people carried this name — #5,253 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,400 people counted. That is up 7% from 6,198 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Baran surname
From baran (“ram”). Calque of Latin aries.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Baran» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
36,968 people named Baran have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 41,132 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 537 people named Baran.
188 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 47 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 249 people named Baran 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
242 people named Baran live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 210 people named Baran 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.
In the Nordic population registers
603 people named Baran are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Baran in American newspapers,
1913–1942.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,652 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Baran,
with a public archive behind them.
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Mykhailo Baran 1884–1937 · politician -
Sergiusz Baran 1892– · politician -
Bekir Sami Baran 1893–1965 · politician -
Jan Baran-Bilewski 1895–1981 · athletics competitor -
Czesław Baran 1910–1992 · military personnel
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 213 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baran.
- Baracco 126 · U.S. census
- Barach 339 · U.S. census
- Barada 304 · U.S. census
- Baraka 221 · U.S. census
- Baral 677 · U.S. census
- Baraldi 149 · U.S. census
- Baranek 575 · U.S. census
- Baranowski 2,961 · U.S. census
- Baranski 1,231 · U.S. census
- Baras 217 · U.S. census
- Barat 238 · U.S. census
- Barata 309 · U.S. census
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