The Barris surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,348 people carried this name — #19,911 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 217,400 people counted. That is up 7% from 1,254 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Barris surname
Perhaps a variant of Barras.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Barris» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 155 people named Barris.
12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 68 people named Barris 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Barris,
with a public archive behind them.
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Simón Barris y Bes 1859–1912 · architect -
Simón Barris y Bes 1859–1912 · architect
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Harry Barris 1905–1962 · actor -
Lucien Barris 1921–2005 · rugby league player -
Pierre Jean Paul Barris 1753–1824 · judge
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Pierre Jean Paul Barris 1759–1824 · judge
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Barris.
- Barrie 3,154 · U.S. census
- Barrier 3,002 · U.S. census
- Barriera 200 · U.S. census
- Barriere 761 · U.S. census
- Barrio 969 · U.S. census
- Barrios 32,873 · U.S. census
- Barro 693 · U.S. census
- Barrois 223 · U.S. census
- Barron 52,070 · U.S. census
- Barros 7,134 · U.S. census
- Barroso 5,333 · U.S. census
- Barry 47,274 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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