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The Barros surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,598 people carried this name — #5,686 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,100 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

925 people named Barros live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 202
Geneva 154
Zurich 119
Fribourg 74
Valais 60
Bern 47
Lucerne 38
Aargau 37

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.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 282 people named Barros.

99 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Landes.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 99
Landes 30
Gers 25
Lot-et-Garonne 13
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 12
Gironde 10
Paris 9
Seine-Maritime 7
Hauts-de-Seine 6

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

In print

Barros in American newspapers,
1892–1962.

Newspaper page from The St. Johns Herald carrying the name Barros
The St. Johns Herald 1892-07-14
Newspaper page from The Portland Daily Press carrying the name Barros
The Portland Daily Press 1902-05-03
Newspaper page from The Wallace Miner carrying the name Barros
The Wallace Miner 1912-10-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 53,036 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Barros,
with a public archive behind them.

  • José António de Oliveira Leite de Barros
    José António de Oliveira Leite de Barros 1749–1833 · politician
  • João Batista do Rego Barros Cavalcanti de Albuquerque
    João Batista do Rego Barros Cavalcanti de Albuquerque 1801– · politician
  • José de Barros Accioli Pimentel
    José de Barros Accioli Pimentel 1807–1879 · physician
  • Álvaro Barros
    Álvaro Barros 1827–1892 · writer
  • Diego Barros Arana
    Diego Barros Arana 1830–1907 · writer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 230 lives in all are documented under this name.

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