Barreto (surname)

Barreto () is a surname of Portuguese origin, also found in the former Portuguese colonies of Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Timor-Leste and Goa as well as Spain and Latin America. 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.
Occasionally, the surname has been spelled Barretto in the United States (e.g. Larry Barretto and Ray Barretto).