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Early Origins of the Bares family

The surname Bares was first found in Austria, where the name could be considered to have made a major contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of early development of Europe. The name became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in tribal and national conflicts, as each group sought power and status in an ever-changing territorial profile. The actual origin of the name is unusual; it was a mediaeval designation for a person who had lived or worked in Paris, France. Burkhart von Baris lived in Breisgau in 1279.

Early History of the Bares family

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Bares Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bareis, Bareiss, Barreis, Barreiss, Bareise, Bareiser and many more.

Early Notables of the Bares family

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Bares Ranking

In France, the name Bares is the 6,991st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


United States Bares migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bares Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Solomon Bares, who landed in New York, NY in 1741 2
Bares Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Baltus Van Bares, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
  • Celestino Bares, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1870 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bares (post 1700) +

  • Rudolph Bares (b. 1915), American hotel executive
  • Peter Bares (1936-2014), German organist and composer


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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