The Barto surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,174 people carried this name — #7,928 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,917 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 53 people named Barto 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 Chaco.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Chaco 53

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

In Poland’s population register

50 people named Barto have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 59 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 26
Holy Cross 12
Silesian 7
Masovian 5

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

In print

Barto in American newspapers,
1905–1915.

Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name Barto
Ellsworth American 1915-06-30
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Barto
Daily Kennebec Journal 1908-10-09
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Barto
Daily Kennebec Journal 1905-12-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 27,260 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Barto in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

970 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Barto. The most, 264, date from the 1890s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 357
Queensland 238
Victoria 184
South Australia 95
Western Australia 51
Tasmania 35

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

Who carried it

People named Barto,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alphonso Barto
    Alphonso Barto 1834–1899 · lawyer
  • Lidia Nelidova
    Lidia Nelidova 1863–1929 · ballet teacher
  • Lidia Nelidova
    Lidia Nelidova 1863–1929 · ballet teacher
  • Rostislav Barto
    Rostislav Barto 1902–1974 · artist
  • Rostislav Barto
    Rostislav Barto 1902–1974 · artist
  • Catherine Bartho 1873– · ballet dancer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Barto,
in the records of 5 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 States497 records

497 records of the Barto name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 190
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 133
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 56
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 52
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 44
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 22
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Howard J. Barto

    Born 1904 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island; laundry worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1957, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carmine Barto

    Arrived at New York in 1903 aboard the Prinzess Irene from Bremen, Genoa and Naples, aged 46; farmer. From Corleto Perticare, Potenza, Italy; bound for Cleveland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record James J. Barto

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1936, died 2001; buried at Lebanon Ctr Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 497 records for Barto in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands1,155 records

1,155 records of the Barto name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 754
  • Dutch population registers 356
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 45
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Alida Barto

    Married in 1852 in Middelburg; cleaning woman. Died 1903 in Middelburg, aged 78.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Barto

    Married in 1901 in Hooge en Lage Zwaluwe. Died 1960 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 84.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Dirk Barto

    Born 1850 in Bleiswijk. Died 1874 in Kralingen, aged 23.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,155 records for Barto in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada13 records

13 records of the Barto name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Craig Barto

    Died 1996, aged 43; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Louisa Ann Barto

    Died 1865 in Advocate Harbour, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Norman Barto

    Married 1873 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 13 records for Barto in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Barto name in Australia Queensland State Archives indexes
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Catherine Christina Barto

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1911, as an infant.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Akkeliena Ariena Johanna Barto

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1911, aged 4.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Vogeltze Barto

    Came to Queensland as an immigrant in 1911, aged 40.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Barto in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany2 records

2 records of the Barto name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Richard Barto

    From Braunsdorf, Rothenburg. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 8 June 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Emil Barto

    From Bockenem, Marienburg. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 17 September 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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