Find out how popular the last name Barrintos is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Barrintos.

Barrintos, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Barrintos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Barrintos in America

Barrintos is the 110825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Barrintos surname appeared 159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Barrintos.

The history of the last name Barrintos

The surname Barrintos has its origins in Portugal, with records dating back to the late 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Portuguese word "barrinto," which means "intuition" or "hunch." The earliest known spelling variations of the name include Barrinto, Barinto, and Barrintos.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Barrintos can be found in the archives of the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, Portugal, where a document from 1492 mentions a certain João Barrintos, a local landowner and merchant. Another notable early reference is in the municipal records of Lisbon from 1517, which lists a Fernão Barrintos among the city's prominent citizens.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Barrintos family established itself as a prominent noble lineage in the Portuguese regions of Alentejo and Ribatejo. Several members of the family held important positions in the royal court and the Church. One notable figure was Álvaro Barrintos (1546-1622), a renowned theologian and bishop of Leiria.

In the 18th century, the Barrintos surname spread beyond Portugal due to the country's colonial expansion. Records show that a certain Manuel Barrintos (1712-1782) was a successful merchant and landowner in the Portuguese colony of Brazil. Another notable figure from this period was Francisco Barrintos (1735-1806), a military officer who participated in the Portuguese conquest of Goa, India.

As the Portuguese empire declined in the 19th century, many Barrintos families emigrated to other parts of the world, particularly to the Americas and Africa. One notable figure from this era was José Barrintos (1819-1887), a pioneering coffee farmer and landowner in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. Another was Antônio Barrintos (1842-1903), a prominent businessman and philanthropist in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique.

While the surname Barrintos is relatively uncommon today, it has left a lasting legacy in various parts of the world, particularly in Portugal, Brazil, and Mozambique, where descendants of the original Barrintos families continue to carry on the name and its rich history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Barrintos

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Barrintos.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Barrintos was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Barrintos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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