The Barbary surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 356 people carried this name — #57,234 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is down 18% from 434 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 307 people named Barbary.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 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 35 people named Barbary 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 West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Barbary,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Paul Barbary 1877–1966 · politician
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Françoise de Langlade 1920–1983 · fashion editor
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Barrie Barbary 1939–2023 · Australian rules football player
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Annick Perrot 1945– · curator
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Craig Barbary 1960– · Australian rules football player
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Menelik Barbary 1983– · basketball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Barbary.
- Barbara 2,986 · U.S. census
- Barbare 243 · U.S. census
- Barbaria 289 · U.S. census
- Barbarin 322 · U.S. census
- Barbarisi 177 · U.S. census
- Barbaro 1,112 · U.S. census
- Barbas 313 · U.S. census
- Barbat 212 · U.S. census
- Barbato 2,437 · U.S. census
- Barbay 304 · U.S. census
- Barbe 1,097 · U.S. census
- Barbeau 1,971 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Barbary is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.