Barclay surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Barclay surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 11,160 people carried this name — #2,965 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,200 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Barclay.

14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Martinique.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Martinique 30
Paris 4
Oise 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

22 people named Barclay live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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

Where they live today

Vaud 11
Geneva 5
Valais 3
Zug 3

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.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Barclay is.
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