Baratta History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Baratta family

The surname Baratta was first found in Alessandria the capital of the province of the same name on the River Tanaro. It was founded in 1168. It was besieged by Barbarossa for six months without success. The citadel, on the left bank of the Tanaro is a principal building. It is famous for the manufacture of felt hats. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Baratta family

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Baratta Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Baratta, Baratti, Barattieri, Baratto, Barattini, Barattino, Barattucci, Barattoni, Barattero, Barrata, Barrato, Barreti and many more.

Early Notables of the Baratta family

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Baratta Ranking

In the United States, the name Baratta is the 15,593^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Baratta migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baratta Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Barbara De Baratta, who arrived in Maryland in 1666 2

Baratta Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonio Baratta, aged 18, who landed in America from Vinchiaturo, in 1901
Antoninia Baratta, aged 16, who immigrated to America from Caccamo, in 1903
Beniamino Baratta, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Capaceccio, Italy, in 1907
Bernadino Baratta, aged 51, who landed in America from Venchiatino, Italy, in 1910
Carmina Baratta, aged 26, who landed in America from Vinchiaturo, Italy, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Baratta (post 1700) +

Lori Baratta, popular American fantasy and decorative realist American painter and illustrator
Lisa Marie Baratta, American (Panama born) musician
Antonio Baratta (b. 1727), Italian designer and engraver
Pietro Baratta (1659-1729), Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, active in Venice
Francesco Baratta (1590-1666), Italian sculptor of the Baroque period
Giovanni Baratta (1670-1747), Italian sculptor of the Baroque period

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)