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The varela Surname

varela Name Meaning and History

  1. Galician: habitational name from any of the places in Galicia named Varela, from a diminutive of vara ‘rod’, ‘stick’.
  2. Greek (Varelas): from Greek varela ‘barrel’, from Italian barella ‘barrel’. Accented on the final syllable, varelás is a metonymic occupational name for a cooper; with the accent on the middle syllable, varélas is a nickname for a large fat man.

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Distribution of varela Families in the US in 1920
Number of varela families
 31-60
 11-30
 1-10
 0
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