Barreto (surname)

Barreto is a surname of Portuguese origin,[1] also found in the former Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique and Timor-Leste, as well as Spain and Latin America.[2] In 1786, the title of Conde de Casa Barreto was created by King Charles III of Spain and bestowed upon Jacinto Tomás Barreto of Havana, Cuba.[1]

Occasionally, the surname has been spelled Barretto in the United States (e.g. Larry Barretto and Ray Barretto).

People with the surname

Academics

Artists and writers

Clergy

Military personnel

  • Antonio Barreto, Sri Lankan Sinhala Karava soldier who gained the title "Prince of Uva" under the name Kuruvita Rala in the Kingdom of Kandy
  • Isabel Barreto (1567-1612), first woman to be a navy Admiral
  • Jorge Otero Barreto (born 1937), American soldier
  • João de Deus Mena Barreto (1874 – 1933), member of the military junta which governed Brazil
  • José Luís Mena Barreto (1817–79), Brazilian military leader
  • Luís do Rego Barreto (1777-1840), Portuguese military leader and colonial administrator

Politicians

Sportspeople

See also

References

  1. d'Acosta, Lino Chaparro (1979). Heráldica de los apellidos canarios Vol. 1 (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Estudios Técnicos del Blasón. p. 53. ISBN 9788430019892.
  2. "Barreto Surname Distribution". Forebears. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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