Barrientos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Noble surnames, such as Barrientos, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Barrientos, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in Spain. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The surname Barrientos originally derived from the Spanish word Barrera which referred to a barrier and denoted that the family originally lived beside a gate or fence.

Early Origins of the Barrientos family

The surname Barrientos was first found in Castile, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Barrientos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Barrientos research. Another 78 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1274, 1530, 1565, 1569, 1577, 1593, 1597, 1625 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Barrientos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Barrientos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Barrios, de Barrios, Barrio, de Barrio, Barro, Barros, de Barros, Barroso, Barrera, de Barrera, de la Barrera, Barreda, de Barreda, Barral, Barreto, Barrientos and many more.

Early Notables of the Barrientos family

Prominent among members of the family

were sixteenth century writer and philosopher Alonso de Barros; Miguel Barrios (c.1625-1701), a Spanish poet and historian; sixteenth century scientist and writer Bartolomé Barrientos; eighteenth cent...

Barrientos Ranking

In the United States, the name Barrientos is the 4,734^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1

Barrientos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Barrientos Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan de Barrientos, who sailed to Veragua in 1535
Diego de Barrientos, who sailed to Hispaniola in 1538
Felipe Barrientos, who sailed to Guatemala in 1576

Barrientos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andres De Barrientos, who landed in America in 1813 2
Alonso De Barrientos, who arrived in America in 1827 2
Catalina De Barrientos, who arrived in America in 1828 2
Miguel De Barrientos, who arrived in America in 1828 2
Santiago Barrientos, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1847 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Barrientos (post 1700) +

Gonzalo Barrientos Jr. (b. 1941), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Texas State House of Representatives, 1975-84; Member of Texas State Senate 14th District, 1985-2006 3
Angie Barrientos, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 2000, 2004 3
María Barrientos (1883-1946), Spanish soprano
Baltasar Alamos de Barrientos (1555-1640), Spanish scholar
Lope de Barrientos (1382-1469), clergyman and statesman of the Spanish Crown of Castile
Juan Manuel Barrientos (b. 1982), Argentine footballer
Pablo Barrientos (b. 1985), Argentine footballer
Manuel Espino Barrientos (b. 1959), president of the right-wing conservative National Action Party (PAN) of Mexico
René Barrientos (1919-1969), former president of Bolivia

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html