Barcia

Barcia (plural Barcias)

1. A surname​.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barcia is the 5316^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6555 individuals. Barcia is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.69%) and White (15.51%) individuals.

• Arabic

Older spelling of varcia (“floodplain”). Attested as Varzena in local Medieval Latin documents;[1] ultimately from a substrate language.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾθja̝/

Barcia m (plural Barcias)

1. A parish of Navia de Suarna, Lugo, Galicia.
2. Barcia de Mera (a parish of Covelo, Pontevedra, Galicia)
3. A parish of Lalín, Pontevedra, Galicia.
4. A Barcia do Seixo (a parish of A Lama, Pontevedra, Galicia)
5. a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia
6. A toponymical surname​.

• “varzea” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “Barcia” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Barcia” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.