Show ContentsDe barros History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

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

Early History of the De barros family

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

De barros 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 De barros 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...

De barros Ranking

In France, the name De barros is the 6,864th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the De barros 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.


Contemporary Notables of the name De barros (post 1700) +

  • Theo de Barros (1943-2023), born Teófilo Augusto de Barros Neto, a Brazilian composer
  • Joao de Barros (1496-1570), Portuguese historian


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/


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