Britos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

Early Origins of the Britos family

The surname Britos was first found in Castille, in northern Spain. The name most likely came to Spain from Portugal, where there are numerous places so named.

Early History of the Britos family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Britos research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1033, 1469, 1575, 1597, 1608, 1613, 1625, 1641, 1645, 1647 and 1693 are included under the topic Early Britos History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Britos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Britto, Brito and others.

Early Notables of the Britos family

Estéban de Brito who lived about 1625. He was musical director at the cathedrals of Badajos and Malaga, and composer of motets, etc. preserved in the King of Portugal's library. 1 Don Pedro Brito of Freire (originally from Almeida, Portugal), received the order of Calatrava in 1645. John de Britto, SJ (also spelled Brito; Portuguese:...
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Britos migration to the United States +

Britos Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mrs. Jacob Britos, who landed in America in 1749 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Britos (post 1700) +

Paul Britos, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2002, 2003 3

Sources +

Grove, Sir George, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (AD. 1450-1889) London: Macmillan1902, Print, 2 Vols
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html