Barrios Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Barrios last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Barrios last name
Meaning of the Barrios last name: "from Barrios". Barrios is a Spanish surname for someone from one of the places called Barrios, from barrio, "district" or "outlying settlement", a word of Arabic origin. The last name is common in Castile and León and in Andalusia, and it is widespread in Venezuela, Colombia and Guatemala.
Arms associated with the Barrios name
In Spain a coat of arms was often carved over the family house, and Barrios heraldry shares that habit.
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Barrios name FAQ
What does the Barrios name mean?
"from Barrios". Common variants include Barrio, Del Barrio.
Where does the Barrios surname come from?
It originates in Spain, and is also found in Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela.
Is there a Barrios coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Barrios coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Roberto Faure, María Asunción Ribes & Antonio García, Diccionario de apellidos españoles (Espasa, 2001); Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).