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    The surname Britto

    A surname, carried by 1,307 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B630

    Britto: #20,336 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Britto #20,336, 1,307 people Britto: #20,336 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Britto #20,336, 1,307 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Britto is more common than 87.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,307 people named Britto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,225 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,092.

    #20,336
    rank among US surnames
    1,307
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.7%
    change since 2000 (was #22,098)

    Who is named Britto

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

    44% of people named Britto identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 44%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
    • Two or more races 5.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Brittos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Romero Britto
      Brazilian artist, born 1963

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Britto

    Britto 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 Britto?
    1,307 people in the United States had the surname Britto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,225 Americans. It ranked 20,336th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Britto?
    In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Britto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Britto?
    Romero Britto, Brazilian artist.
    Where is the surname Britto most common?
    Wikidata records people named Britto in Brazil.
    Is the surname Britto getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,092 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,307 in 2010, up 20%.