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The Barbosa surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,106 people carried this name — #1,992 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,300 people counted. That is up 35% from 13,433 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 7,093 people named Barbosa 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 2,546
Córdoba 766
City of Buenos Aires 705
Santa Fe 639
Misiones 433
Entre Ríos 386
Mendoza 238
Chaco 198

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,767 people named Barbosa live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 381
Geneva 244
Zurich 215
Valais 161
Fribourg 156
Bern 101
Neuchâtel 86
Aargau 74

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 524 people named Barbosa.

Most of them — 296 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 58 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 296
Paris 23
Seine-Maritime 16
Pas-de-Calais 13
Loire 11
Yvelines 8
Ardennes 8
Rhône 7
Côte-d’Or 7

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

In the Nordic population registers

29 people named Barbosa is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 29

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

Barbosa in American newspapers,
1898–1961.

Newspaper page from The Jersey City News carrying the name Barbosa
The Jersey City News 1898-11-15
Newspaper page from The Colored American carrying the name Barbosa
The Colored American 1903-10-03
Newspaper page from The Cordova Daily Times carrying the name Barbosa
The Cordova Daily Times 1919-05-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,450 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Barbosa,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Agostinho Barbosa
    Agostinho Barbosa 1589–1649 · bishop
  • José Barbosa
    José Barbosa 1674–1734 · poet
  • João Mendes Sachetti Barbosa
    João Mendes Sachetti Barbosa 1714–1774 · physician
  • Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho
    Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho 1755–1812 · politician
  • Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage
    Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage 1765–1805 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 201 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Barbosa.

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