| ![Show Contents]() Barbella History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The population of Italy increased dramatically in the 10th and 11th centuries, and people began to travel and meet others with the same names. This confusion caused problems in personal and legal matters, and many took on hereditary surnames as a solution. These new names often came from words that identified people by a physical characteristic or other obvious trait. Barbella was a nickname surname for a bearded person, derived from the words barba and bella, which together mean beautiful beard. Early Origins of the Barbella familyThe surname Barbella was first found in Milan (Italian: Milano, Milanese: Milan), the second-most populous city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy where the earliest records date back to 1145 with Filippo Barbo, a castle owner and leader of the town of Cremona. Early History of the Barbella familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barbella research. The years 1203, 1381, 1417, 1420, 1443, 1464, 1467, 1470, 1471, 1491, 1625, 1657, 1700, 1730 and 1773 are included under the topic Early Barbella History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barbella Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Barbella include Barbi, Barbis, Della Barba, Barbella, Barbetta, Barbetti, Barbini, Barbin, Barbolini, Barbucci, Barbuzzi, Barboccia, Barbozza, Barbone, Barboni, Barbacci, Barbasio, Barbato, Barbuto, Barboso, Barbisio, Barbisini, Barbisan, De Barba, Del Barba, Barbano, Barbana, Barbani, Barban, Barbanelli, Barbanotti, Barbanti, Barbantini and many more. Early Notables of the Barbella familyProminent among bearers of this family in early times was the Barbani family of Venice, who were given noble status in the 12th century. The Barbi family in Venice gained noble status in 1203. The Barbazzi family of Messina moved to Bologna in the 14th century and Alessandro immediately became Count. Pietro Barbi was elected Pope in 1464 and given the name Paolo II. Marco Barbi was Cardinal in Venice in 1471. Luigi Barbi was Bishop of Treviso, Giuseppe was a count in Gubbio in the 15th century. Giovanni Giacomo Barba, born in Angri in the 16th century, dedicated his life...
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 Barbella migration to the United States | + |
Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Barbella were among those contributors:
Barbella Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- P. P. Barbella, aged 26, who arrived in New York from Germany aboard the ship "Malabar" in 1852 1
- Nicola Barbella, aged 26, who arrived in New York from Italy aboard the ship "Cella" in 1881 1
- Gus Barbella, aged 23, who arrived in New York from Italy aboard the ship "Italia" in 1882 1
- Michele Barbella, aged 39, who arrived in New York from Italy aboard the ship "Tapeur Burgundia" in 1883 1
- N. Barbella, aged 60, who arrived in New York from Italy aboard the ship "India" in 1886 1
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Barbella (post 1700) | + |
- Emanuele Barbella (1718-1777), Italian classical composer and violinist
- Costantino Barbella (1853-1925), Italian sculptor, known as il Michetti della scultura
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Barbella migration to the United States 
