Barceló

Barceló is a Catalan surname, which originally appeared in Montpellier (Lords of Montpellier), today Languedoc-Roussillon (Southern France)[1][2] then established in other Crown of Aragon areas like the Balearic Islands (circa 1232) or Catalonia,[3] and finally extended to the rest of Spain and its old territories beyond Europe in America (particularly the Caribbean) and Asia. Variants exist in other languages, e.g. Barcelo and Barsalou in French.

Barceló coat of arms. (Majorca branch).

Barceló coat of arms. (Catalonia branch).

People with the surname

• Antonio Barceló (1717-1797), Spanish mariner and Admiral of the Spanish Armada
• Clara Barceló, a fictional character in Carlos Ruiz Zafón's novel The Shadow of the Wind
• Elia Barceló (born 1957), Spanish-Austrian writer
• Hélène Barcelo (born 1954), mathematician from Québec
• José Luis Barceló (born 1959), Colombian lawyer and academic
• Lorenzo Barceló (born 1977), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher
• Miquel Barceló (writer) (born 1948), Spanish editor, writer and professor
• Miquel Barceló (born 1957), Spanish painter
• Rich Barcelo (born 1975), American golf player
• Roxanne Barcelo (born 1985), Filipina actress
• Víctor Manuel Barceló (born 1936), Mexican politician
• Maria Gertrudis Barceló (1800-1852), Mexican entrepreneur and gambler
• Antonio Rafael Barceló (1868-1938), Puerto Rican politician
• Carlos Romero Barceló (born 1932), Puerto Rican politician, grandson of Antonio

See also

• Barsalou, a French surname

Bibliography

The Barcelo Name in History

References

1. Carlos Domínguez Regueira from Gabinete Heráldico (Heraldic Cabinet), Arturo and Alberto García Carraffa (Encyclopedia of Heraldry quote), Joaquín María Bover (El Nobiliario Mallorquín quote) (1993). ""Selección Heráldic II: Barceló", page 10, excerpt from "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heráldica, Genealogía y Onomástica" (Spanish America Encyclopedia of Heraldry, Genealogy and Onomastics), excerpt from "El Nobiliario Mallorquín" (The Majorca Nobility)" (PDF). www.heraldico.com (Gabinete Heráldico). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-01-04.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
2. Alberto & Arturo García Carraffa (1919–1963). ""Enciclopedia Heráldica Hispano-Americana", Diccionario Heráldico y Genealógico de Apellidos Españoles y Americanos, Barceló, Vol.14, page 18 (Hispanic American Heraldry Encyclopedia)". Library of Congress, Call Number: CR2142.G3. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
3. MiSabueso. "Origen del apellido Barceló (origin of the Barceló surname)". MiSabueso. Retrieved 2010-01-04.