| ![Show Contents]() Barons History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BaronsWhat does the name Barons mean? The surname Barons evolved in the ancient German province of Bavaria. It may be a nickname, a style of hereditary surname that developed out of the traditional German "eke-names," that identified people by naming them after a physical characteristic or other identifiable trait. Barons may be a name for a person who was short and stout, as the name was derived from the Latin word "Bassus," which means "thick" or "wide," or the name could have been derived from the Middle Low German word "bare," meaning "the bear." 1 And in East Germany, the meaning 'bear' is mostly a surname, but also name of dwelling. Early Origins of the Barons familyThe surname Barons was first found in Bavaria, where the name Baar dates back to before 1300. 1 In this case, the name is "a habitational name from either of two places called Baar one in the Eifel region and the other in Bavaria." 1 While the name is traditionally understood to have originated in Bavaria, Huge de Bare (Bere) 'the bear' was listed in Westphalia in 1288. The variants Berenstert, Bernschinke mean 'bear tail, bear thigh'. 1 Early History of the Barons familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barons research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1696, 1710, 1720, 1798 and 1872 are included under the topic Early Barons History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barons Spelling VariationsOne can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames: in early times, spelling in general, and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized; and later, spellings would change with branching and movement of families. Variations of the name Barons include Baar, Bar, Bahr, Baaren, Barr, Baher, Baren and others. Early Notables of the Barons familyNotables of the period with the name Barons were Johann Christian Felix Bahr (1798-1872) German philologist and historian, best known for his work on the history of Roman literature, "Gersc hichte der romischen Litteratur" and his edition of Herodotus' works.
Ernst Theophilus Baron was a famous lute player, born at Breslau Feb. 27, 1696. His first instruction was...
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| Barons migration to the United States | + |
Many Germans emigrated across the Atlantic to seek better lives in North America. This great migration began in the middle of the 17th century and continued into the 20th century. Resettlement was particularly attractive to those from Westphalia as a means of escape from poverty and religious persecution. For many Westphalian farmers, the chance to own one's own land was also a major incentive. The process of the widespread colonization of the United States began in 1650, when many immigrants from Germany settled in pockets in Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California. In Canada, German settlements centered around Ontario and the Prairie provinces. Among them:
Barons Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro Barons, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1874 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Barons (post 1700) | + |
- K Barons (1835-1923), Latvian writer who is known as the "father of the dainas"
- Bahlow, Hans, Dictionary of German Names. translated by Edda Gentry, Wisconsin: The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-924119-35-7)
- 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)
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