{"id":3368,"date":"2023-08-04T19:38:21","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T19:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/?p=3368"},"modified":"2023-08-04T20:40:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T20:40:24","slug":"barber-surname-in-black-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Barber As An African American Last Name"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 14,492 black Americans with Barber as their last name. That represented 18% of the total of 78,848 entries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Barber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We end with a review of early records of black military service in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/#After_Emancipation\" title=\"After Emancipation\">After Emancipation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/#Barber_In_The_1900_And_1940_Census\" title=\"Barber In The 1900 And 1940 Census\">Barber In The 1900 And 1940 Census<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/#Historic_Black_Figures_With_The_Barber_Surname\" title=\"Historic Black Figures With The Barber Surname\">Historic Black Figures With The Barber Surname<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/#Jesse_Max_Barber\" title=\"Jesse Max Barber\">Jesse Max Barber<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/#Barber_In_Black_Military_Records\" title=\"Barber In Black Military Records\">Barber In Black Military Records<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/#Buffalo_Soldiers\" title=\"Buffalo Soldiers\">Buffalo Soldiers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/#Black_Civil_War_Sailors\" title=\"Black Civil War Sailors\">Black Civil War Sailors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"After_Emancipation\"><\/span>After Emancipation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1870 census was the first survey after the Civil War and the Emancipation Proclamation. In 1850 and 1860, only free African Americans were recorded in the census. The many enslaved were omitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From 1870 onward, all black Americans were included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>2,080 people named Barber were recorded in the 1870 census as black and 376 as mixed.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a total of 18,736 people with the name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Emancipation-commemoration-stamp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Emancipation-commemoration-stamp.jpg 800w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Emancipation-commemoration-stamp-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Emancipation-commemoration-stamp-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barber_In_The_1900_And_1940_Census\"><\/span>Barber In The 1900 And 1940 Census<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The mixed category was dropped from the census in 1900, so we just need to look at the black numbers this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The 1900 census recorded 5,015 people with the last name Barber as black within a total of 30,229 that year.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the way, the mixed category returned in the 1910 and 1920 censuses. It was dropped again in 1930, but replaced with extra categories for colored and non-white in a way that seems confusing now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This changed again in 1940 and we can simply focus on one black category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>The 1940 census recorded 6,014 people named Barber as black within a total of 43,667.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Historic_Black_Figures_With_The_Barber_Surname\"><\/span>Historic Black Figures With The Barber Surname<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is a notable African American in history with Barber as their last name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jesse_Max_Barber\"><\/span>Jesse Max Barber<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Born: 1878<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From: Blackstock, South Carolina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Died: 1949<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>J. Max Barber attended Virginia Union Unveristy where he edited the university journal and was president of the literary society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He joined the black arts magazine Voice of the Negro when he graduated in 1903. He would rise to be editor in chief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The year after his graduation, Barber was one of the founders of the Niagara Movement.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Max-Barber.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Max-Barber.jpg 400w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Max-Barber-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Niagara Movement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Niagara Movement was a civil rights group organized in the United States in 1905. The first meeting took place at the Niagara Falls in Canada. The movement was founded by prominent black intellectuals who were dissatisfied with the conservative policies of Booker T. Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Niagara Movement advocated for full civil liberties for African Americans. In contrast, Booker T. &nbsp;Washington advocated gradual progress through training and economic self-help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Springfield Race Riot in 1908, W.E.B. Du Bois and some other members recognized the need for a larger, more influential organization. This led to the establishment of the NAACP in 1909, which soon absorbed the Niagara Movement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the older group played a pivotal role in shaping the early 20<sup>th<\/sup>-century civil rights agenda. And Max Barber played his own role in this piece of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other founders of the Niagara Movement<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some other co-founders:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/diggs-surname-in-black-history\/#James_Diggs\">James Diggs<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/hope-surname-in-black-history\/#John_Hope\">John Hope<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/morgan-surname-in-black-history\/#Clement_Morgan\">Clement Morgan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Barber-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Barber-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Barber-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Barber-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Barber.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barber_In_Black_Military_Records\"><\/span>Barber In Black Military Records<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Military records are a rich resource of information for family history research. Here are examples of the Barber surname from military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Buffalo_Soldiers\"><\/span>Buffalo Soldiers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Five regiments for black soldiers were formed during the Civil War. They were known as the Buffalo Soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their records are part of the national archive of military monthly returns. The information includes the year and place of birth, where they enlisted, their occupation, and their height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the earliest military entries for Barber was in April 1873. David S. Barber was a Private in the U.S. Ninth Cavalry. He was stationed in April 1873 at Fort Clark, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another entry was in April 1915. John R. Barber was a Captain in the U.S. Tenth Cavalry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are researching military ancestors, there is a free index of these records on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com\/search\/collections\/1934\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ancestry.com<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FamilySearch.org.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You have to create an account on either website, but you do not need to pay for the Buffalo Soldiers archive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Black_Civil_War_Sailors\"><\/span>Black Civil War Sailors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/civil-war-ship-black-crew-members.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/civil-war-ship-black-crew-members.jpg 400w, https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/civil-war-ship-black-crew-members-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The National Parks Service has a free archive of African American sailors during the Civil War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information includes their age, height, rank, occupation, and where and when they enlisted. It also includes every ship that they served on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can search the database on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/civilwar\/search-sailors.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Parks website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Franklin Barber<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the earliest entries for Barber was for Franklin Barber from Baltimore, Maryland. He enlisted in August 1864 at Baltimore when he was aged 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The record shows that Franklin was assigned on May 1865 to the ship Pequot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His occupation before enlisting was as a Painter. His naval rank was Landsman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>&#8220;Landsman&#8221; was the lowest rank at the time and was given to recruits with little sea experience.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jonathan Barber<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the later entries was for a sailor who enlisted at Cairo in October 1864. Jonathan was aged 19 and was from Columbus, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was assigned to the ship on .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His occupation before enlisting was as a Waiter. His naval rank was Landsman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i>&#8220;Landsman&#8221; was the lowest rank at the time and was given to recruits with little sea experience.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2010 U.S. Census recorded 14,492 black Americans with Barber as their last name. That represented 18% of the total of 78,848 entries. This article tracks their numbers in the census since the Civil War. We also look at historic African American people named Barber. We end with a review of early records of black &#8230; <a title=\"Barber As An African American Last Name\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/barber-surname-in-black-history\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Barber As An African American Last Name\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3368"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3403,"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3368\/revisions\/3403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exploreblackheritage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}