| ![Show Contents]() Barberan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of BarberanWhat does the name Barberan mean? Noble surnames, such as Barberan, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Barberan, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. Many Spanish local names reflect Arabic words or place-names because Spain was conquered by the Muslim Moors from the 8th to 12th centuries. The Barberan family lived in the region of Barbarius, in the province of Tarragona. Early Origins of the Barberan familyThe surname Barberan was first found in Castile, prominent among the medieval Christian kingdoms of Spain. Early History of the Barberan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barberan research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1127, 1394, 1529, 1539, 1590 and 1650 are included under the topic Early Barberan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Barberan Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Barba, Barbo, Barbado, Barbada, de Barbada, Barbachano, Barbadillo, Barbón, Barbon, Barbosa, Barboso, Barbero, Barbera, Barberán, Barberan, Barbería, Barberia, Barbasán and many more. Early Notables of the Barberan familywere thirteenth century Castilian landowner Pelayo Barbero; Martín de Barbada, knight of the Reconquest, who died in 1394 during an unsuccessful attempt to capture Granada; Lope de Barba Figueroa, made a Knight of St. John in 1529; Juan Barba Cabeza de...
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| Barberan migration to the United States | + |
Barberan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro Barberan, who arrived in America in 1828 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Barberan (post 1700) | + |
- Mariano Barberán, Spanish aviation pioneer
- 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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