Barco Family History

Barco Surname Meaning

Spanish and Galician: habitational name from any of various places called (El or O) Barco in particular Barco de Ávila (Ávila Castile) and O Barco (Ourense Galicia).

Spanish and Portuguese: from barco ‘boat’ a metonymic occupational name for either a boatman or a boatbuilder.

Italian (mainly Piedmont Lombardy and Veneto): from barco, which meant ‘boat’ (possibly derived from Spanish; see 2 above) and also ‘garden park farmyard cowshed’ hence a metonymic occupational name for either a boatman or a boatbuilder or for a park keeper or farmer.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Barca, Arco, Barbo, Barro, Parco, Varco, Cardo, Baro, Barko, Barto

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1K	Military Records
883	Immigration Records
4K	Census and Voter Lists
8K	Member Trees

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Where is the Barco family from?

You can see how Barco families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Barco family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Barco families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 5 Barco families living in Nova Scotia. This was about 71% of all the recorded Barco's in Canada. Nova Scotia had the highest population of Barco families in 1911.

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What did your Barco ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Barco. 35% of Barco men worked as a Laborer and 20% of Barco women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Barco were Labor and Laborer.

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Laborer

35%

Farmer

16%

Truck driver

Labor

Housewife

20%

Housework

10%

Seamstress

10%

Laborer

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Census Record

There are 4K census records available for the last name Barco. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Barco census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 883 immigration records available for the last name Barco. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 1K military records available for the last name Barco. For the veterans among your Barco ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Barco lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Barco life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Barco in 1953 was 50, and 77 in 2004.

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Barco Surname Meaning

Spanish and Galician: habitational name from any of various places called (El or O) Barco in particular Barco de Ávila (Ávila Castile) and O Barco (Ourense Galicia).

Spanish and Portuguese: from barco ‘boat’ a metonymic occupational name for either a boatman or a boatbuilder.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Barco family from?

What did your Barco ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

35%

Farmer

16%

Truck driver

Labor

Housewife

20%

Housework

10%

Seamstress

10%

Laborer

What Barco family records will you find?

What is the average Barco lifespan?

Between 1953 and 2004, in the United States, Barco life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1953, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Barco in 1953 was 50, and 77 in 2004.

Barco Family History

Barco Surname Meaning

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Barco Surname Meaning

38,000 record(s) for Barco

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Where is the Barco family from?

What did your Barco ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Barco family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Barco lifespan?

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