| ![Show Contents]() Barbantini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy Italy's population grew considerably in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a result, confusion among similarly named people became common, and hereditary surnames began to be adopted. One source for these new surnames was from existing nicknames, which identified the bearer by a physical characteristic or other identifiable trait. Barbantini was a nickname surname for a bearded person, derived from the words barba and bella, which together mean beautiful beard. Early Origins of the Barbantini familyThe surname Barbantini 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 Barbantini familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barbantini 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 Barbantini History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barbantini Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Barbantini are 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 Barbantini 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...
Another 126 words (9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Barbantini Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Barbantini familyInvestigation of immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Barbantini: 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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