The Barry surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 47,274 people carried this name — #738 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,240 people counted. That is up 5% from 45,044 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 217 births for the Barry name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 9,600 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 4,206 people named Barry live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,040 people named Barry.
359 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 84 départements, most often Haute-Loire.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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
705 people named Barry live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 167 people named Barry 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 Poland’s population register
25 people named Barry have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 106 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
213 people named Barry are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Barry in American newspapers,
1880–1910.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 564,928 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Barry,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thomas Barry d. 1459 · Catholic priest
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Bridgette Barry d. 2021 · university teacher
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Gerat Barry d. 1646 · military writer
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Richard Barry d. 1787 · politician
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Alexander Barry d. 1832 · chemist
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John Barry d. 1827 · painter
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Barry.
- Barris 1,348 · 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
- Bars 254 · U.S. census
- Barsalou 255 · U.S. census
- Barsamian 503 · U.S. census
- Barsanti 538 · U.S. census
- Barse 456 · U.S. census
- Barsi 241 · U.S. census
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