Given name & surname
Bartolo
“the son of the farmer”·“son of Talmai”
Bartolo is a variant of Bartoli. In Spanish use, Bartoli carries the interpretation “the son of the farmer.” In Italian use, Bartolo is a short form of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bartolo is a variant of Bartoli. In Spanish use, Bartoli carries the interpretation “the son of the farmer.” In Italian use, Bartolo is a short form of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Italian use, Bartolo is a short form of Bartholomew. An origin associated with Bartholomew is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Bartolo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 912
- 912 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,255 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,255 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 26 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,406 as a first name in 2020; 2,756 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Bartolo’s family of names
Bartolo is a short form of Bartholomew. In Italian usage, Bartolo has a surname derivative in BARTOLINI. Bartolo has a related form in Bartoli.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 18
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bartolo
- Bartolus de SaxoferratoItalian law professor (1313–1357)
- Bartolo ColónDominican professional baseball pitcherborn 1973
- Bartolo di FrediItalian painter (1330-1410)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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