| ![Show Contents]() Barros History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Spain Noble surnames, such as Barros, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Barros, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in Spain. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The surname Barros originally derived from the Spanish word Barrera which referred to a barrier and denoted that the family originally lived beside a gate or fence. Early Origins of the Barros familyThe surname Barros was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain. Early History of the Barros familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barros research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1274, 1530, 1565, 1569, 1577, 1593, 1597, 1625 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Barros History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barros Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Barrios, de Barrios, Barrio, de Barrio, Barro, Barros, de Barros, Barroso, Barrera, de Barrera, de la Barrera, Barreda, de Barreda, Barral, Barreto, Barrientos and many more. Early Notables of the Barros familyProminent among members of the family - were sixteenth century writer and philosopher Alonso de Barros; Miguel Barrios (c.1625-1701), a Spanish poet and historian; sixteenth century scientist and writer Bartolomé Barrientos; eighteenth cent...
Barros RankingIn the United States, the name Barros is the 7,050th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Barros is ranked the 7,900th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Barros familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: one of the most interesting figures of the sixteenth century explorers: Isabel Barreto. She was a Spanish navigator who voyaged to America in the late 1500s. In Peru she married Alvaro de Mendañ.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Barros (post 1700) | + |
- Dana Barros (b. 1967), American NBA basketball player
- Ricardo M. Barros, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1986 3
- Maurice Barros, American politician, Representative from Delaware at-large, 2004 3
- Enerio Barros, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004 3
- Andrea Barros, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1972 3
- Carmen Aída Barros Alfonso (1925-2023), Chilean actress and singer of jazz, popular music, and opera, professor of acting perception, diction, and vocal projection, and a theater and opera director, the the first to portray the character Carmela in the Isidora Aguirre play La pérgola de las flores in 1960
- Pedro Barros (b. 1995), known as Pedrinho Barros, a Brazilian professional skateboarder, he won Silver for Men's Skateboarding at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Adelino Augusto da Graça Barbosa Barros (1962-2021), known as Neno, a Portuguese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper
- António Monteiro Teixeira de Barros (1949-2018), Portuguese professional footballer for the Portugal National Team (1968-1976)
- Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (1916-2014), Brazilian poet, twice awarded the Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize")
- ... (Another 14 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
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