Barreto (Portuguese pronunciation: [ba'ʁetu]) is a surname of Portuguese origin,[1] also found in the former Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Timor-Leste and Goa as well as Spain, Latin America and The Philippines.[2] In 1786, the title of Conde de Casa Barreto was created by King Charles III of Spain and bestowed upon Jacinto Tomás Barreto of Havana, Cuba.[1]

Occasionally, the surname has been spelled Barretto in the United States (e.g. Larry Barretto and Ray Barretto).

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  1. ^ a b d'Acosta, Lino Chaparro (1979). Heráldica de los apellidos canarios Vol. 1 (in Spanish). Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Estudios Técnicos del Blasón. p. 53. ISBN 9788430019892.
  2. ^ "Barreto Surname Distribution". Forebears. Retrieved 6 October 2019.