Barbari Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

If your family name is Barbari, its origin lies with Barbaro, a long-established Italian surname.

What does the surname Barbari mean?

Name scholars give the meaning as “Foreigner, or bearded”.

How is Barbari related to Barbaro?

The change of ending between Barbaro and Barbari reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. The same family of names includes Barberi and Barba.

Does every Barbari family have a crest?

There is no single Barbari family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Want more than a summary? See the Barbari family name pack.