Show ContentsDelabarre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Delabarre surname is thought to evolve from the Old French words "barrer," or "barre" which have had a number of meanings. The reasons for surname to have evolved from the word are uncertain.

Early Origins of the Delabarre family

The surname Delabarre was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where they have long been established; although families of this name have no doubt emerged in many departments of France. 1

Early History of the Delabarre family

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Delabarre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Barre, Barré, LaBarre, de La Barre and others.

Early Notables of the Delabarre family

Notable amongst the family name at this period was Antonio Barre who was of French extraction, but the place and date of his birth are unknown. We find him as a composer of established repute at Rome in 1550. In 1555 he started in that capital a printing-press, which he afterwards removed to Milan, and from which he published a series of six volumes containing pieces by himself and other writers. 2Leonard Barre was a native of Limoges, and pupil of Willaert, a singer in the Papal Chapel in 1537, and thus contemporary with Arcadelt. He was one of the musicians...
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Delabarre Ranking

In France, the name Delabarre is the 3,079th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 3


United States Delabarre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Delabarre Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Marin Delabarre, who arrived in New York in 1795 4
Delabarre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Edmond Delabarre, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
  • Florence Delabarre, aged 18, who landed in America, in 1896
Delabarre Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Auguste Delabarre, aged 23, who settled in America from Chateauroux, France, in 1917
  • Adolphe Gustave Delabarre, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Paris, France, in 1919
  • Rene Delabarre, aged 21, who immigrated to America, in 1922
  • Rene Delabarre, aged 31, who landed in America, in 1922
  • Rene Delabarre, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Le Havre, France, in 1922
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Contemporary Notables of the name Delabarre (post 1700) +

  • Edmund Burke Delabarre (1863-1945), American researcher and professor of psychology at Brown University
  • Nicolas Édouard Delabarre -Duparcq (1819-1893), French military critic and historian
  • Joseph-Antoine le Fèbvre de LaBarre, governor of New France (1682-1685)
  • Lucien Delabarre Sanial (1836-1927), American politician, Newspaper reporter; Socialist Labor Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1894 (15th District), 1896 (16th District), 1898 (9th District)


  1. Dionne, N.-E., Les Canadiens-Francais Origine Des Familles. Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 1969. Print
  2. Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. 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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