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

Britos, 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 Britos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Britos in America

Britos is the 83226th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Britos surname appeared 226 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 Britos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Britos to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Britos

The surname Britos is believed to have originated in Portugal, and can be traced back to the 12th century. It is derived from the Latin word "brittus," which means "British" or "Briton." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who had connections with Britain or was of British descent.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name Britos was Fernão Britos, a Portuguese knight who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the 13th century. His name is recorded in several chronicles of the time, indicating that the surname was already well-established by then.

Another notable figure with the surname Britos was Álvaro Britos, a 15th-century Portuguese explorer who participated in the early voyages of discovery along the African coast. He is mentioned in the records of the Portuguese maritime expeditions of that era.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Britos family settled in Spain, where the name underwent slight variations in spelling, such as Britos and Britos. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in Spain was Juan Britos, a nobleman from Seville who was granted a coat of arms in 1572.

As the name spread across the Iberian Peninsula, it also found its way to the New World through Portuguese and Spanish colonization. One of the earliest known bearers of the name in the Americas was Pedro Britos, a Spanish soldier who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the 16th century.

In later centuries, the Britos surname continued to be found in various regions of the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking world, with notable individuals such as Joaquín Britos, a 19th-century Uruguayan politician, and Manuel Britos, a 20th-century Argentinian writer and journalist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Britos

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

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 Britos 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Britos has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Britos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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