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![Show Contents]() Barbo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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. Barbo was a nickname surname for a bearded person, derived from the words barba and bella, which together mean beautiful beard. Early Origins of the Barbo familyThe surname Barbo 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 Barbo familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barbo 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 Barbo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barbo 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 Barbo 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 Barbo familyProminent among bearers of this family in early times was - In 1625 Girolamo Barbo was made count of Basalmorano...
- Daniele Barbo, a Dominican monk, was made Bishop of Pedina in 1657 in Venice...
- Ludovico Barbo...
- , also referred to as Luigi Barbo, was originally a canon of the community which became the Canons Regular of San Giorgio in Alga, he died a Benedictine abbot...
- Marco Barbo (1420-1491) of Venice was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1467) and patriarch of Aquileia (1470.) Pope Paul II (1417-1471), born Pietro Barbo, was Pope from 30 August 1464 to his...
Migration of the Barbo familyEarly North American records indicate many people bearing the name Barbo were among those contributors: R.A. Barba who arrived in New York City in 1821 at the age of 24; Domenico Barbuto, aged 8, who arrived at Ellis Island from Lipari, Italy, in 1915; and Emilia Barbuto, aged 32, who arrived at Ellis Island from Mauro, Italy, in 1913..
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