Barreira Family History

Barreira Name Meaning

Galician (and Portuguese): habitational name from any of numerous places in Galicia and Portugal named Barreira, from barreira ‘clay or loam hollow’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Name Distribution of Barreira Families

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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

Barreira census records

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Barreira Family Origin

Spain (1)

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Barreira Emigration Information (US)

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Barreira Family Occupations

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Military Service by Barreira

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