Show ContentsBarreda History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Barreda, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Barreda, 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 Barreda 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 Barreda family

The surname Barreda was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Barreda family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barreda 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 Barreda History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Barreda Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 Barreda family

Prominent 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...


United States Barreda migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barreda Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Diego de Barreda, who sailed to Cartagena in 1535
  • Juan de Barreda, who sailed to Veragua in 1535
Barreda Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Toribio De Barreda, who landed in America in 1814 1
  • Juan Barreda, aged 22, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
  • P Barreda, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1835 1
  • Manuel Barreda, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1846 1
  • Jose Barreda, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1846 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Barreda (post 1700) +

  • Ernesto Mario Barreda, Argentine poet and novelist
  • Enrique Barreda, Peruvian artist
  • Felipe Barreda Laos, Peruvian diplomat and historian


  1. 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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