Barbera History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Barbera

What does the name Barbera mean?

Noble surnames, such as Barbera, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Barbera, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries. The Barbera family lived in the region of Barbarius, in the province of Tarragona.

Early Origins of the Barbera family

The surname Barbera was first found in Castile, prominent among the medieval Christian kingdoms of Spain.

Early History of the Barbera family

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Barbera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Barba, Barbo, Barbado, Barbada, de Barbada, Barbachano, Barbadillo, Barbón, Barbon, Barbosa, Barboso, Barbero, Barbera, Barberán, Barberan, Barbería, Barberia, Barbasán and many more.

Early Notables of the Barbera family

Prominent among members of the family were thirteenth century Castilian landowner Pelayo Barbero; Martín de Barbada, knight of the Reconquest, who died in 1394 during an unsuccessful attempt to capture Granada; Lope de Barba Figueroa, made a Knight of St. John...
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Barbera Ranking

In the United States, the name Barbera is the 13,116^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Barbera is ranked the 7,859^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Barbera migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barbera Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Anna Barbera, who landed in New York in 1709 3

Barbera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ramon Barbera, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
Pedro Barbera, who arrived in America in 1811 3
Juan Barbera, who arrived in America in 1817 3
Maria Barbera, aged 27, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1837 3
Magin Barbera, aged 21, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1838 3
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Barbera Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Angela Barbera, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States, in 1902
Andres Barbera, aged 44, who settled in America, in 1906
Beatrice Barbera, aged 29, who immigrated to America from S. Marco Cavoti, Italy, in 1906
Caterina Barbera, aged 25, who landed in America from Brescia, Italy, in 1907
Angela Barbera, aged 26, who landed in America from Campobello, Trapani, Italy, in 1907
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Contemporary Notables of the name Barbera (post 1700) +

John La Barbera, American musical composer and arranger
Angelo Barbera, American bass player
Joseph Roland Barbera (1911-2006), American seven-time Academy Award and eight-time Emmy Award winning cartoonist, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera, the most successful television animation studio
Camillo Gioja Barbera, Italian painter from the 1800s

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)