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barra Name Meaning and History

  1. Southern Italian: probably a topographic name from Sicilian bharra ‘bar’, ‘barrier’ or a habitational name from a place named with this word.
  2. Galician: habitational name from places named Barra, in the provinces of Lugo and Ourense.
  3. Southern French: dialect variant of Barre.
  4. Hungarian: from the personal name Barna, short form of Barnabás, Hungarian equivalent of Barnaby.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of barra Families in the US in 1920
Number of barra families
 24-46
 9-23		 1-8
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 19 - Messages: 53
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Bruno Barra 1922-2002 SViehweg 2
ROGER BARRA - NY...HELP ME FIND MY RELATIVES GINABARRAFACCIO 0
Barra of Mexico Starr Ossman 9
RE: Barra, Wm & Nellie Smith ShirleyFitzGerald57 0
BARRA - Senerchia ancestors countycavan 0
BARRA, Alessandro - 1898 Marriage countycavan 0
Barra of Padula marina riggio 4
Barra Ancestry William Barra 13
BARRA FAMILY SEARCH ? where abouts uncertain Marie Barra 0
do any of the names sound familiar? Barra search Marie Barra 0
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