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De Brito Surname Meaning

Portuguese Galician and Spanish: habitational name with the preposition de ‘from’ for someone from any of various places called Brito.

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1971 and 2004, in the United States, De Brito life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for De Brito in 1971 was 42, and 80 in 2004.

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