Barbaro Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Barbaro last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Barbaro last name
Meaning of the Barbaro last name: foreigner, or bearded. Barbaro comes from the Latin word for a "foreigner" or "stranger", and in some families from "barba", "beard", for a man with a striking beard. The surname is now most common in Calabria, Sicily and the Veneto. A curious detail: a famous Venetian family of the name commissioned the Villa Barbaro near Treviso, designed by the architect Palladio and painted by Veronese, now part of a World Heritage site.
Arms associated with the Barbaro name
Italian arms were often adopted by merchant and town families, not only by knights, so the Barbaro name sits in a long civic tradition.
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Barbaro name FAQ
What does the Barbaro name mean?
Foreigner, or bearded. Common variants include Barbari, Barberi, Barba.
Where does the Barbaro surname come from?
It originates in Italy, and is also found in the United States, Argentina and Venezuela.
Is there a Barbaro coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Barbaro coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani; Caffarelli & Marcato, I cognomi d'Italia.