Baro History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The noble surname Baro is of Spanish descent, and has toponymic origins. Therefore the surname is derived from the name of the place of residence of the initial bearer of the name. The Castilian word "baro" is, in fact, of Greek origin and means "heaviness, gravity."

Early Origins of the Baro family

The surname Baro was first found in the province of Burgos, an area of the kingdom of Castile, one of the most influential Christian kingdoms of the Middle Ages.

Early History of the Baro family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Baro research. Another 93 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1627, 1641, 1652 and 1687 are included under the topic Early Baro History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Baro Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Varo, Varro, Varol, Baró and others.

Early Notables of the Baro family

Prominent among bearers of the Baro family name at this time was

Baltasar Baro, a French writer who was one of the first members of the French Academy in the 17th century, known for "Le Prince Fugitif" (1641) and "L'amante vindicative" (1652)

Baro Ranking

In the United States, the name Baro is the 17,055^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Baro migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baro Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Juan Baro, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 2
Bartolome Baro, aged 50, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1830 2
Alaves, Francisco Baro, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1878 2
Pedro G Baro, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1898 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Baro (post 1700) +

Emília Baró i Sanz (1882-1964), Spanish actress
Gregorio Bonifacio Baró (b. 1928), Argentine chemist

Historic Events for the Baro family +

SS Atlantic

J. Baro, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

Citations +

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