Surname Barbo in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Barbo families are predominantly Italians (from Buje ), rarely Croats (also from Buje ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Buje and in Slovenia.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Barbo live in Croatia today, in 14 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number tripled.
They are only located in four Croatian cities and two other places, mostly in Buje (20), Umag (<5), Novigrad (<5), Kastel (<5), and in Nedescina in Labin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Barbo is present in 34 countries worldwide. The family name "Barbo " is used by some 4000 people in the Philippines , about 2000 in Brazil , and some 1000 people in the United States. "Barboo " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Sandra Barbo, Paolo Barbo, Mario Barbo, Federika Barbo, Mariza Barbo, Roberto Barbo, Ivan Barbo, Maurizio Barbo, Mirjana Barbo, Danijel Barbo, Daniele Barbo, Gianfranco Barbo, Matjaž Barbo, Pierina Barbo, Anita Barbo, Giordano Barbo, Laura Barbo, Sergio Barbo, Luizana Barbo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over twenty times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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