Freitas
Freitas is a Portuguese family name .
Origin and meaning
Freitas is an originally local Portuguese family name that referred to someone who lived on stony, rugged terrain.
Name bearer
family name
- Abrão José Freitas , East Timorese politician
- Acelino Freitas (* 1975), Brazilian boxer
- Adelino André Vieira de Freitas (* 1986), Portuguese football player, see Vieirinha
- Aelton Freitas (* 1961), Brazilian politician
- Albina Marçal Freitas (1958–2019), East Timorese politician
- Alisson Euler de Freitas Castro (* 1993), Brazilian soccer player
- Aluísio Napoleão de Freitas Rego (1914-2006), Brazilian diplomat
- Angela Freitas , East Timorese politician and party official
- Angela Freitas (track and field athlete) (* 2001), East Timorese track and field athlete
- Angélica Freitas (* 1973), Brazilian journalist, author and translator
- Antónia Freitas (* 1957), East Timorese independence activist
- António Freitas (civil servant, 1973) (* 1973), East Timorese civil servant from Dili
- António Freitas (civil servant, 1977) (* 1977), East Timorese civil servant from Baucau
- Aurélio Freitas Ribeiro (* 1971), East Timorese politician
- Bendito Freitas , East Timorese politician
- Cecilio Caminha Freitas (* 1973), East Timorese politician
- Chantal de Freitas (1967–2013), German actress and singer
- Ciro de Freitas Vale (1896–1969), Brazilian diplomat
- Clinio Freitas (* 1964), Brazilian sailor
- Cyrillo de Paula Freitas (1860–1947), Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Corumbá
- Daniel Corrêa Freitas (1994-2018), Brazilian soccer player
- Daniel Freitas (cyclist) , Portuguese cyclist
- Daniel Freitas Rodríguez (* 1965), Uruguayan boxer
- Dewson Fernando Freitas da Silva (* 1981), Brazilian soccer referee
- Diogo Freitas do Amaral (1941–2019), Portuguese lawyer and politician
- Donna Freitas (* 1972), American theologian and author
- Duarte Freitas (* 1966), Portuguese politician
- Edevaldo de Freitas (* 1958), Brazilian soccer player
- Egas da Costa Freitas , East Timorese diplomat
- Elias Freitas , East Timorese politician and freedom fighter
- Enrique de Freitas , Brazilian tennis player
- Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas (* 1988), Brazilian soccer goalkeeper
- Fausto Freitas da Silva , East Timorese politician
- Francisco Freitas (1933) (1933–2019), battle name Loi Kati , East Timorese independence activist
- Francisco Freitas (Tai Na'a) († before 1999), battle name Tai Na'a , East Timorese independence activist
- Geoffrey de Freitas (1913–1982), British diplomat
- Gonzalo Freitas (* 1991), Uruguayan football player
- Heleno de Freitas (1920–1959), Brazilian soccer player
- Iole de Freitas (* 1945), Brazilian installation artist
- Iury Lírio Freitas de Castilho (* 1995), Brazilian soccer player
- João Câncio Freitas , East Timorese politician
- Jorge Tobias de Freitas (* 1935), Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Nazaré
- José de Freitas Ribeiro (1868–1929), Portuguese captain and politician
- José Vicente de Freitas (1869–1952), Portuguese general and politician
- Kacio Freitas (* 1994), Brazilian racing cyclist
- Kléber Giacomance de Souza Freitas (* 1983), Brazilian soccer player
- Manuel Freitas (Lenicai) , East Timorese freedom fighter, deputy company commander
- Manuel Freitas (Mau Buti) , East Timorese freedom fighter, second regional commander
- Marcelo Freitas (* 1994), Brazilian soccer player
- Marcial Simões de Freitas e Costa (1891–1944), Portuguese engineer, architect and businessman
- Marcos Freitas (* 1988), Portuguese table tennis player
- Maria de Fátima Freitas (* 1967), Brazilian botanist
- Mário Augusto Teixeira de Freitas (1890–1956), Brazilian statistician
- Maximiliano Freitas (* 1991), Uruguayan football player
- Miguel Ângelo Freitas Ribeiro (* 1958), Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Oliveira
- Moacir Aparecido de Freitas (* 1962), Brazilian clergyman, Bishop of Votuporanga
- Nicolás Freitas (* 1987), Uruguayan football player
- Paulin Freitas (1909–1989), Togolese politician
- Paulo Freitas da Silva (1939–2007), East Timorese politician
- Pio de Freitas Silveira CM (1885–1963), Brazilian religious, Bishop of Joinville
- Regina Freitas , East Timorese politician
- Reinaldo Freitas Belo († 1984), East Timorese freedom fighter
- Robert A. Freitas Jr. , American physicist, psychologist and lawyer
- Rodrigo Longo Freitas (* 1993), Brazilian soccer player
- Rose de Freitas (* 1949), Brazilian politician
- Ruy de Freitas (1916–2012), Brazilian basketball player
- Teófilo Freitas (* 1993), East Timorese athlete
- Vítor Tiago de Freitas ( Vitinha ; * 1986), Portuguese football player
Companies
- AC de Freitas & Co. , former German trading company and shipping company
Others
- Freitas (Fafe) , place and former municipality in the north of Portugal