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Early Origins of the Barbera family

The surname Barbera was first found in all over Italy, though mainly in Sicily in the south, and in Emilia-Romagna in the north. A simple derivative, the surname Barbera comes from the Italian word "barbiere," meaning "barber."

Early History of the Barbera family

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Barbera Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Barbieri, Barbiero, Barbiera, Barberi, Barberio and many more.

Early Notables of the Barbera family

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Barbera Ranking

In the United States, the name Barbera is the 13,116th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1] However, in France, the name Barbera is ranked the 7,859th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. [2]


United States Barbera migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barbera Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Anna Barbera, who landed in New York in 1709 [3]
Barbera Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ramon Barbera, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 [3]
  • Pedro Barbera, who arrived in America in 1811 [3]
  • Juan Barbera, who arrived in America in 1817 [3]
  • Maria Barbera, aged 27, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1837 [3]
  • Magin Barbera, aged 21, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1838 [3]
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Barbera Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Angela Barbera, aged 16, who immigrated to the United States, in 1902
  • Andres Barbera, aged 44, who settled in America, in 1906
  • Beatrice Barbera, aged 29, who immigrated to America from S. Marco Cavoti, Italy, in 1906
  • Caterina Barbera, aged 25, who landed in America from Brescia, Italy, in 1907
  • Angela Barbera, aged 26, who landed in America from Campobello, Trapani, Italy, in 1907
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Barbera (post 1700) +

  • John La Barbera, American musical composer and arranger
  • Angelo Barbera, American bass player
  • Joseph Roland Barbera (1911-2006), American seven-time Academy Award and eight-time Emmy Award winning cartoonist, co-founder of Hanna-Barbera, the most successful television animation studio
  • Camillo Gioja Barbera, Italian painter from the 1800s


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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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