Barrs Surname

144,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montserrat

Barrs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barrs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8721:193,62119,128
England9091:61,2967,229
Australia1171:230,73221,761
Canada611:604,02649,778
France201:3,321,136213,627
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Wales101:309,45316,869
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montserrat11:4,947471
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4631:52,6476,344
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:229,30919,344

Barrs (20) may also be a first name.

Barrs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Barrs Come From? nationality or country of origin

Barrs (Russian: Баррс) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Barrs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Barrs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,713th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,374,567 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Barrs reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Barrs is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,872 people, or 1 in 193,621. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 24 percent are found, Georgia, where 21 percent are found and Texas, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Barrs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Barrs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Barrs last name expanded 855 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 475 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Barrs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Barrs last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Barrs surname are 13.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.91% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Barrs earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.94% more than the national average, earning $70,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Barrss919/
Bearrs919/
Barrås913/
Barrse910/
Bars896,168/
Baars8011,192/
Barse807,542/
Bears801,259/
Barsh80918/
Bahrs80873/
Barss80665/
Borrs80278/
Baers80150/
Barst80106/
Barsz8079/
Baurs8029/
Bairs8025/
Barås8023/
Barsø8018/
Berrs8016/
Varrs8010/
Batrs808/
Warrs806/
Barıs803/
Bayrs802/
Bgars801/
Barsch733,306/
Bearss73968/
Bearse73747/
Barshe73728/
Barsse73189/
Barsøe73189/
Beahrs7387/
Baarse7335/
Barsht7322/
Bhatrs7316/
Barsce7315/
Bharst736/
Borrås735/
Barsjø735/
Bharse733/
Baarss733/
Bahars732/
Bear's732/
Bahrsh732/
Bearst732/
Bharsh732/
Bahrse732/
Baersh731/
Bearsd731/
Bajrsh731/
Baahrs731/
Bourrs730/
Bearsh730/
Baarsh730/
Beaurs730/
Vearrs730/
Barrch730/
Bors6713,584/
Barsova671,105/
Wars67913/
Bers67866/
Vars67666/
Börs67226/
Baersch67167/
Baharsh67158/
Baarsch67158/
Bearsch6763/
Barsová6747/
Uars6730/
Baursch6727/
Bärs6726/
Barß6720/
Baarsøe679/
Baarshe675/
Baharsp674/
Barç673/
Bahrsch673/
Barx672/
Baharsz672/
Beatrse672/
Bharshe671/
Barssch671/
Borrsch671/
Bārs671/
Bârs671/
Borrshe671/

Barrs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Barrs in the Russian language
Баррсbarrs-

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Barrs Reference & Research

Barrs DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Barrs FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Barrs
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis