The Barbara surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,790 people carried this name — #10,548 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 97,100 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 383 people named Barbara.
Most of them — 208 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Yonne.
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 Poland’s population register
128 people named Barbara have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 159 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Subcarpathian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
50 people named Barbara live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Barbara.
- Baray 530 · U.S. census
- Barb 1,786 · U.S. census
- Barba 9,088 · U.S. census
- Barbagelata 115 · U.S. census
- Barbaglia 151 · U.S. census
- Barban 205 · U.S. census
- Barbare 253 · U.S. census
- Barbaria 283 · U.S. census
- Barbarin 271 · U.S. census
- Barbarisi 142 · U.S. census
- Barbaro 1,178 · U.S. census
- Barbary 434 · U.S. census
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