How common is the surname Brito?

21,007 people in the United States had the surname Brito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,697 Americans. It ranked 1,711th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brito?

Marco Brito, Brazilian association football player, followed by Hermínio de Brito.

Where is the surname Brito most common?

Wikidata records people named Brito in Brazil, Bolivia and the Kingdom of Portugal and 1 other country.

Is the surname Brito getting more or less common?

More common. 14,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,007 in 2010, up 43%.

The surname Brito

A surname, carried by 21,007 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brito is more common than 98.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,007 people named Brito in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,697 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,740.

#1,711

rank among US surnames

21,007

people in 2010

7.1

per 100,000 Americans

+42.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,262)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,702	Spivey	21,161	14,590
#1,703	Jean	21,140	14,605
#1,704	Land	21,116	14,621
#1,705	Patino	21,113	14,623
#1,706	Marrero	21,109	14,626
#1,707	Hager	21,106	14,628
#1,708	Hurt	21,037	14,676

Who is named Brito

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Brito identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 85%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Britos

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marco Brito
Brazilian association football player, born 1977
Hermínio de Brito
Brazilian footballer, born 1914
Miguel Brito
Bolivian footballer, born 1901
Filipe de Brito e Nicote
Adventurer, mercenary, and Governor of Syriam (1605-1613)
Sthefany Brito
Brazilian actress, born 1987
Baltemar Brito
Brazilian football player/manager, born 1952
Carlos Brito
Brazilian manager, born 1960
Tilson Brito
Baseball player, born 1972
Raimundo de Farias Brito
Brazilian writer (1862-1917)
Irmã Dulce Pontes
Brazilian Catholic Franciscan Sister (1914-1992)
Rodrigo Galo
Brazilian footballer, born 1986
Augusto Lima
Brazilian basketball player (born 1991)

Notable Britos come mostly from Brazil (10), Bolivia (1) and the Kingdom of Portugal (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brito

Brito has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Questions

How common is the surname Brito?: 21,007 people in the United States had the surname Brito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,697 Americans. It ranked 1,711th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brito?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Brito identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brito?: Marco Brito, Brazilian association football player, followed by Hermínio de Brito.
Where is the surname Brito most common?: Wikidata records people named Brito in Brazil, Bolivia and the Kingdom of Portugal and 1 other country.
Is the surname Brito getting more or less common?: More common. 14,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,007 in 2010, up 43%.