Surnames Barberi, Barberis, Barbero, Barbierato, Barbieri, Barbiero, Barbe, Labarbera, Barbiera, Barbera, Barberini

Its meaning has to do with the rais “Barb”: Barbieri, Barberi, Barbera, Barbe, Barberis, Labarbera, Barberirini.
They are part of the most frequent Italian surnames: The barber’s trade in the past was exercised doing bloodletting and minor surgery.
The feminine Barbiera, equivalent to prostitute or dishonest woman.