The Barela surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,739 people carried this name — #4,586 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 38,200 people counted. That is up 13% from 6,822 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

521 people named Barela have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 548 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Łódź 182
Silesian 137
Lower Silesian 70
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 27
Lubusz 27
Pomeranian 21
Masovian 18
Subcarpathian 10

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 166 people named Barela 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 Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 77
Buenos Aires Province 36
Santa Fe 28
Salta 25

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

In print

Barela in American newspapers,
1881–1910.

Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Barela
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1881-02-26
Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Barela
Arizona Republican 1910-12-03
Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Barela
Arizona Republican 1902-08-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,184 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Barela in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1920s.

34 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Barela. The most, 10, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 12
Victoria 12
Tasmania 3
New South Wales 2
South Australia 2
Western Australia 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Barela.

Who carried it

People named Barela,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Casimiro Barela
    Casimiro Barela 1847–1920 · politician
  • Patrociño Barela
    Patrociño Barela 1900–1964 · artist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Barela,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States403 records

403 records of the Barela name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 173
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 127
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 96
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Gilberto E. Barela

    Born 1919 in Colorado. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Logan; farmer from Conejos County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1993, buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bartolo Amador Barela

    Born 1948; from Denver, Colorado. U.S. Army; killed in action 1970 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Pietro Barela

    Arrived at New York in 1902 aboard the La Savoie from Havre, aged 32; farmer. From Dongo, Biella, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 403 records for Barela in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Barela name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Sophie Barela

    Born 1907 in Poland; died 1992 in Reims (Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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