# Barro

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #81,144

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
* As a Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from the noun barro (“clay loam”).
* As an Italian surname, variant of Baro.
* As a west African surname, probably altered from Ballo, from the Fula personal name Ballo, from ballo (“help”). Compare Bello.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barro