Barus surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Barus surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 157 people carried this name — #111,988 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 151 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 195 people named Barus.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Haute-Garonne.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Haute-Garonne 64
Tarn 34
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 24
Charente-Maritime 11
Paris 10
Bouches-du-Rhône 7
Hautes-Pyrénées 6
Var 5

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

In Poland’s population register

53 people named Barus have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 69 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

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

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 26
Masovian 15
Lower Silesian 4
Silesian 4
Lublin 2
West Pomeranian 2

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

Who carried it

People named Barus,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carl Barus
    Carl Barus 1856–1935 · physicist
  • Carl Barus
    Carl Barus 1856–1935 · physicist
  • Carl Barus
    Carl Barus 1856–1935 · physicist
  • Jane Barus 1892–1977 · suffragist
  • Milo Barus 1906–1977 · miller
  • David Barus 1926–2008 · lawyer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Barus is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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