Barra Family History
Barra Name Meaning
Southern Italian: probably a topographic name from Sicilian
bharra ‘bar’, ‘barrier’ or a habitational name from a place
named with this word.Galician: habitational name from
places named Barra, in the provinces of Lugo and Ourense.Southern French: dialect variant of Barre.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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Name Distribution of Barra Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Barra families
 24 - 46  9 - 23 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Barra families
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3 - 3 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Barra families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Barra Family Origin
Barra Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Barra
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Barra Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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