Most common surnames in Barbados

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Barbados, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Clarke	5.352	3.7%
2	Alleyne	4.102	2.8%
3	Griffith	3.831	2.6%
4	Brathwaite	3.701	2.6%
5	Forde	3.222	2.2%
6	Holder	2.985	2.1%
7	King	2.792	1.9%
8	Williams	2.714	1.9%
9	Jones	2.640	1.8%
10	Jordan	2.428	1.7%
11	Boyce	2.412	1.7%
12	Best	2.233	1.5%
13	Marshall	2.228	1.5%
14	Smith	2.193	1.5%
15	Small	2.165	1.5%
16	Haynes	2.073	1.4%
17	Hinds	2.060	1.4%
18	Phillips	2.043	1.4%
19	Browne	1.975	1.4%
20	Sealy	1.960	1.4%
21	Mayers	1.914	1.3%
22	Gittens	1.824	1.3%
23	Cumberbatch	1.772	1.2%
24	Moore	1.682	1.2%
25	Springer	1.673	1.2%
26	Harewood	1.624	1.1%
27	Blackman	1.588	1.1%
28	Greenidge	1.585	1.1%
29	Worrell	1.540	1.1%
30	Hunte	1.524	1.1%

31	Lewis	1.508	1%
32	Greaves	1.501	1%
33	Parris	1.479	1%
34	Ward	1.444	1%
35	Carter	1.442	1%
36	Taylor	1.415	1%
37	Weekes	1.412	1%
38	Edwards	1.386	1%
39	Layne	1.386	1%
40	Payne	1.376	0.9%
41	Johnson	1.376	0.9%
42	Yearwood	1.375	0.9%
43	Harris	1.373	0.9%
44	Walcott	1.342	0.9%
45	Maynard	1.326	0.9%
46	Callender	1.322	0.9%
47	Thompson	1.313	0.9%
48	Trotman	1.300	0.9%
49	Nurse	1.273	0.9%
50	Gill	1.273	0.9%
51	Gibson	1.200	0.8%
52	Watson	1.198	0.8%
53	Knight	1.170	0.8%
54	Corbin	1.157	0.8%
55	Skeete	1.148	0.8%
56	Thomas	1.146	0.8%
57	Beckles	1.132	0.8%
58	Lashley	1.101	0.8%
59	Morris	1.074	0.7%
60	Belgrave	1.030	0.7%

61	Husbands	1.019	0.7%
62	Barrow	1.006	0.7%
63	White	991	0.7%
64	Cox	984	0.7%
65	Bowen	962	0.7%
66	Daniel	961	0.7%
67	Carrington	959	0.7%
68	Inniss	931	0.6%
69	Bourne	929	0.6%
70	Lynch	928	0.6%
71	Reid	925	0.6%
72	Sobers	924	0.6%
73	Roach	920	0.6%
74	Ifill	915	0.6%
75	Hoyte	915	0.6%
76	Cadogan	901	0.6%
77	Chase	900	0.6%
78	Leacock	900	0.6%
79	Austin	860	0.6%
80	Yarde	854	0.6%
81	Archer	826	0.6%
82	Waithe	825	0.6%
83	Grant	820	0.6%
84	Prescod	793	0.5%
85	Miller	787	0.5%
86	Bynoe	785	0.5%
87	Headley	785	0.5%
88	Hall	779	0.5%
89	Greene	777	0.5%
90	Rock	776	0.5%

91	Davis	769	0.5%
92	Burke	752	0.5%
93	Brewster	752	0.5%
94	Gooding	751	0.5%
95	Nicholls	742	0.5%
96	Howell	740	0.5%
97	Pilgrim	729	0.5%
98	Foster	728	0.5%
99	Chandler	726	0.5%
100	Bryan	725	0.5%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Barbados?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Barbados is Clarke, with 5.352. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Barbados?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Barbados. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

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