Barbuto History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Italy's population grew considerably in the 10th and 11th centuries. As a result, confusion among similarly named people became common, and hereditary surnames began to be adopted. One source for these new surnames was from existing nicknames, which identified the bearer by a physical characteristic or other identifiable trait. Barbuto was a nickname surname for a bearded person, derived from the words barba and bella, which together mean beautiful beard.

Early Origins of the Barbuto family

The surname Barbuto 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 Barbuto family

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Barbuto Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Barbuto are 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 Barbuto family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was the Barbani family of Venice, who were given noble status in the 12th century. The Barbi family in Venice gained noble status in 1203. The Barbazzi family of Messina moved to Bologna in the 14th century and Alessandro immediately became Count. Pietro Barbi was elected Pope in 1464 and given the name Paolo II. Marco Barbi was Cardinal in Venice in 1471. Luigi Barbi was Bishop of Treviso, Giuseppe was a count in Gubbio in the 15th century. Giovanni Giacomo Barba, born in Angri in the 16th century, dedicated his life...
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Barbuto migration to the United States +

Investigation of immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Barbuto:

Barbuto Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Alferdo Barbuto, aged 5, who landed in America from Naples, Naples, in 1907
Bartolo Barbuto, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Malfa, Messina, in 1908
Anna Barbuto, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States from Labina, Merfina, Italy, in 1909
Antonio Barbuto, aged 25, who landed in America from Satriano, Italy, in 1911
Carmelo Barbuto, aged 1, who settled in America from Regalbuto, Sicily, in 1912
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