| ![Show Contents]() Barbas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France The French name Barbas was first used in the province of Auvergne. It was a name for someone who lived in the town of Barbat, a village in Auvergne to which they gave their name. Literally the name translates to a man with a heavy beard. The name is derived from the Old French word "barbe," meaning "beard" or "whisker." Early Origins of the Barbas familyThe surname Barbas was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France. Early History of the Barbas familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barbas research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1297, 1731, 1734 and 1772 are included under the topic Early Barbas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barbas Spelling VariationsChanges of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Barbas, including Barbat, Barbate, Barbbat, Barba, Barbba, Barbbas, Barbas, Barbbate and many more. Early Notables of the Barbas familyMore information is included under the topic Early Barbas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, Acadia were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Barbas were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Barbas were
Barbas Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Barbas, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
- 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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Barbas migration to the United States 
