How common is the last name Barrett?

96,872 people in the United States have the last name Barrett, about 1 in 3,085. It ranks #325 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BARRETT

#325

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
96,872
About
1 in 3,085
This common or more
27.4%
Who bears it

Of the 96,872 people with the last name Barrett, 77.5% reported their origin as White, 13.5% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Barrett

#323 Newman · 97,169#324 Douglas · 97,078#326 Avila · 96,191#327 Cortez · 95,625

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Barrett, most common first.

#3,435 Barreto · 10,166#14,772 Barrette · 1,929#18,224 Barratt · 1,505#20,396 Barreda · 1,316#20,708 Barretto · 1,294#26,042 Barret · 989#29,580 Barretta · 850#33,102 Barritt · 742

Also a first name

As a first name, Barrett ranks #1,562 of 53,615, with 20,844 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 2,178 births. See Barrett as a first name

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