Barón Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Barón Surname Definition:
Found in Burgos. Name of village, Barona, near Compostela and Astorga. From German "baronis" implying degree of nobility, a title of dignity. Yet may be connected to "varón" - a male person or manly.
Castilian name from Navarrete (Logroño).
Read More About This SurnameBarón Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 135 | 1:346,311 | 19,910 |
| Colombia | 59 | 1:809,730 | 8,487 |
| Mexico | 48 | 1:2,585,963 | 21,318 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Baron (173,945), Baròn (15), Báron (65) & Baroń (42) are calculated separately.
Barón (22) may also be a first name.
Barón Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Burgos. Name of village, Barona, near Compostela and Astorga. From German "baronis" implying degree of nobility, a title of dignity. Yet may be connected to "varón" - a male person or manly.
Castilian name from Navarrete (Logroño).
Surname found in Navarre. Derived from the latin word "verricanus," meaning champion.
Probably comes from German and means a young man.
Galician name but also found in Puente de la Reina in Navarre.
Barón Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Barón Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Barón occurs more in Spain more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Baron, Baròn, Báron or Baroń. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Barón? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 862,604th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Barón reside; 43 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 43 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Barón is also the 2,301,746th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
Barón is most commonly held in Spain, where it is held by 135 people, or 1 in 346,311. In Spain it is most numerous in: Andalusia, where 29 percent reside, Madrid, where 24 percent reside and Catalonia, where 17 percent reside. Other than Spain it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Colombia, where 19 percent reside and Mexico, where 15 percent reside.
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