Frequency: (1634)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: occupational name from barbiere ‘barber-surgeon’ (see Barber), from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 15%. Antonio (9), Salvatore (9), Angelo (6), Vito (5), Rocco (4), Aldo (2), Cosmo (2), Dino (2), Domenic (2), Geno (2), Giovanna (2), Guido (2).
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