Catalan and Spanish: habitational name from Barcelona, the
principal city of Catalonia. The place name is of uncertain, certainly
pre-Roman, origin. The settlement was established by the
Carthaginians, and according to tradition it was named for the
Carthaginian ruling house of Barca; the Latin form was
Barcino or Barcilo.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Barcelona
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Barcelona census records
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