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barcelona Name Meaning and History

Catalan and Spanish: habitational name from Barcelona, the principal city of Catalonia. The place name is of uncertain, certainly pre-Roman, origin. The settlement was established by the Carthaginians, and according to tradition it was named for the Carthaginian ruling house of Barca; the Latin form was Barcino or Barcilo.

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Distribution of barcelona Families in the US in 1920
Number of barcelona families
 7-11
 3-6
 1-2
 0
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