| ![Show Contents]() Barban History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BarbanWhat does the name Barban mean? Prior to the 10th and 11th centuries, the people of the region of Lombardy, Italy generally went by a single name. However, as people began to travel more, and the population grew, many took on hereditary surnames. Nicknames, like Barban, were an easy and popular way to give people another name. They came from words that identified people by a physical characteristic or other identifiable trait. Barban was a name for a bearded person, derived from the words barba and bella, which together mean beautiful beard. Early Origins of the Barban familyThe surname Barban 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 Barban familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barban 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 Barban History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barban Spelling VariationsIn comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Barban include 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 Barban family- the Barbani family of Venice, who were given noble status in the 12th century...
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Early immigration records have shown some of the first Barbans to arrive on North American shores:
Barban Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Hans Wolf Barban, who arrived in New York in 1709 1
- Yves Barban, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720
- Lucas Barban, who arrived in America sometime between 1777 and 1783
Barban Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Barban, who settled in New York in 1831
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Barban Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- 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)
- Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
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