Badia Family History
Badia Name Meaning
Spanish Catalan and Italian: habitational name from any of numerous places called Badia or Abbadia or a topographic name for someone living near an abbey Spanish abadía Catalan abadia and Italian badia (from Latin abbatia). In some cases the surname may have arisen as a metonymic occupational name for someone who worked in an abbey or who looked after one.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022