Barberis Family History
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Barberis Name Meaning
Northern Italian (Piedmont): variant of Barberi. This is one of a class of surnames typified by the genitive plural suffix -is imparting the sense ‘belonging to’, ‘of’, in this case ‘the barber’s (or surgeon’s) family’. Greek: occupational name from barberis ‘barber’, from Italian barbiere (see 1), or a shortened form of a patronymic derived from this, such as Barberopoulos.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Barberio, Barberi, Barber, Barbieri, Barbera, Garbers, Baris, Barbero