The Barrero surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 704 people carried this name — #32,632 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 17% from 602 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 738 people named Barrero 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 mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Barrero.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
29 people named Barrero live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Barrero,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antoine Barrero 1869–1954
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Carmen Barrero Aguado 1919–1939 · resistance fighter
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Antonio Barrero Ripoll 1947–2010 · university teacher
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Alicia Barrero 1947– · athletics competitor
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Hilario Barrero 1948– · writer
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Javier Barrero 1949–2022 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Barrero.
- Barreau 342 · U.S. census
- Barreda 1,034 · U.S. census
- Barreira 436 · U.S. census
- Barreiro 2,125 · U.S. census
- Barrera 60,998 · U.S. census
- Barrere 312 · U.S. census
- Barres 242 · U.S. census
- Barresi 1,123 · U.S. census
- Barret 1,430 · U.S. census
- Barreto 10,127 · U.S. census
- Barrett 100,104 · U.S. census
- Barrette 2,969 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Barrero is.
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