Bárcenas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bárcenas

Noble surnames, such as Bárcenas, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Bárcenas, 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 Bárcenas 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 Bárcenas family

Early History of the Bárcenas family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bárcenas 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 Bárcenas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bárcenas 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 Bárcenas 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 century Spanish naval officer Blas Clemente de Barreda y Campuzano; nineteenth century Spanish politician and scholar Matías Barrio y Mier; nineteenth century Spanish military officer Cándido Barrios; nineteenth century Chilean writer Diego Barros Arana; nineteenth century Spanish actor Antonio Barroso; nineteenth century Salvadoran President Gerardo Barrios; nineteenth century Guatemalan President Justo Rufino Barrios; and nineteenth century Chilean writer Daniel Barros Grez. Alonzo de Bárcena (also called de Barzana) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary and linguist who is...
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Bárcenas Ranking

the United States, the name Bárcenas is the 13,860^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Bárcenas family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: one of the most interesting figures of the sixteenth century explorers: Isabel Barreto. She was a Spanish navigator who voyaged to America in the late 1500s. In Peru she married Alvaro de Mendañ.