Barba History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The French name Barba 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 Barba family

The surname Barba was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France.

Early History of the Barba family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barba research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1297, 1731, 1734 and 1772 are included under the topic Early Barba History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Barba Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Barba, including Barbat, Barbate, Barbbat, Barba, Barbba, Barbbas, Barbas, Barbbate and many more.

Early Notables of the Barba family

Notable amongst the family was

Jacques Barbat, Lord of Closel and Baron of Bladre

Barba Ranking

In the United States, the name Barba is the 4,430^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Barba is ranked the 6,613^rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Barba migration to the United States +

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 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, the Acadians 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. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. 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 Barba were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Barba were

Barba Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan Barba de Vallecillo sailed to Hispaniola in 1537 with his son Bernaldo and daughter Harguenta
Alonso Barba, to the Spanish Main in 1538
Alonso de Barba, to Peru in 1579

Barba Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Adrian Barba, who arrived in Virginia in 1621 3

Barba Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Barba, who landed in Georgia in 1742 3
Francois Barba, who landed in Mobile Ala in 1764 3

Barba Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonio Barba, who landed in America in 1817 3
Alonso Barba, who arrived in Spanish Main in 1838 3
G Barba, aged 31, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1846 3
A Barba, aged 20, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1846 3
Ignacio Barba, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1847 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Barba (post 1700) +

Eric Barba, American Academy Award winning Visual Effects Supervisor, Chief Creative Officer for Digital Domain 3.0
Norberto Barba (b. 1963), American three-time ALMA Award nominated television and film director
Antonella Maria Barba (b. 1986), American singer who placed in the top 16 on the sixth season of American Idol
Ramon Cabanos Barba ONS (1939-2021), Filipino inventor and horticulturist, best known for inventing a way to induce more flowers in mango trees using ethrel and potassium nitrate
Osmar Ibáñez Barba (b. 1988), known as Osmar, a Spanish footballer
Stefano Barba (b. 1964), former Italian rugby union player and a current coach
Federico Barba (b. 1993), Italian footballer
Benjamin "Ben" Barba (b. 1989), Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer who won the Dally M Medal award for best player of the year in 2012
Marco Antonio Barba López (b. 1985), Spanish racing driver
Álvaro Barba López (b. 1984), Spanish racing driver, brother to fellow racer Marco Barba
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)