Barbary is used as a family name or surname in Egypt. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Barbary
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Egypt
Meaning: The name has always been common in the Dordogne, is also found in the North and Belgium (Varientes: Barbry, Barbery). This is usually a variant of Barbarin (86, 17), itself short for Barbarian (80, 59). The latter name is the Latin "barbarus" (= abroad, barbarian) and had to be used as a personal name (Barbarus is a Latin cognomen, Barbaro an Italian first name). Other derivatives and diminutives: Barbaran, Barbarand, Barbarant (18) Barbaras (57, 68), Barbarat (03), Barbaray, Barbarey (76) Barbareau (85), Barbarel (01), Barbaret (58, 69) Barbarit (85), Barbaron (33, 82) Barbarot (54, 57, 76) Barbarou (82), Barbaroux (13, 83). Barbari The form may be a variant of Barbary, but it is also the Barbaro Italian plural. Some of the forms mentioned above could be place names.

How popular is Barbary?

Barbary is common in Egypt.

Barbary is ranked 60079 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Barbaries plummeted by 17.97235 per cent to 356 since 2000 and slipped by 10994 spots and ranked at 57234. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 52.53 53
White 41.57 43.55
Others 4.78 2.07
Barbary is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Egypt which signifies that it is originated from Egypt. Around 7686 people have been found who wears Barbary as their family name. Barbary is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
615,517 Russia6
114,007 Czech Republic4
122,390 Belarus4
59,967 Moldova4
139,444 Brazil2
118,441 Germany2
5,318 Iraq2
1,848 Madagascar2
53,033 Nigeria1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
14,644 Tunisia1
8,371 Syria1
3,214 Niger1
12,745 Luxembourg1
12,270 Lebanon1
17,575 Kuwait1
14,373 Jordan1
29,046 Japan1
38,830 Morocco1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
33,012 Belgium45
6,982 Burkina Faso39
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,285 Canada99
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
Countries with hundreds of Barbary:
51,610 United States511
6,803 Saudi Arabia500
20,978 France465
10,400 Australia267
31,049 England145
Countries with thousands of Barbary:
1,706 Egypt5,516
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 27 years old immigrant Emma Barbary and 3 years old child William Barbary who were residing in Ireland migrated to USA on October 30, 1850 by William Hitchcock put out from Liverpool.

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 Barbary is a surname of the southwest region, representing a Latin form of barbaric, from the Latin barbarus designating a stranger, also nicknamed a cruel man.

Barbary Namesakes

  • Aubin Barbary de Langlade, Politician
  • Red Barbary, Baseball player
  • James Barbary, Author
  • Nathalie Barbary, Musical Artist
  • Aubin Barbary de Langlade, Politician
  • DeRita Barbary, Ja'Tyuan Landing's mother
  • Khairy Abd El Nabi El Barbary, Mathematician
  • DeRita Barbary, Ja'Tyuan Landing's mother
  • Khairy Abd El Nabi El Barbary, Mathematician
  • Khairy Abd El Nabi El Barbary, Mathematician

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