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Leite Family History & Genealogy

529 biographies and 9 photos with the Leite last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Leite family members.

Leite Last Name History & Origin

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Name Origin

Leite is a Portuguese and Galician surname (literally Milk)

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Nationality & Ethnicity

Portugal

Famous People named Leite

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, better known as Kaká, a Brazilian football (soccer) player who currently plays for AC Milan.
Rodrigo Ifrano dos Santos Leite, better known as Digão, a Brazilian football (soccer) player who is currently a free agent. He is Kaká's younger brother.
Adriano Leite Ribeiro, better known as only Adriano, a Brazilian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Corinthians.
José Batista Leite da Silva
David Leite
George Leite, Portuguese-American author, publisher, and bookseller.
Daliel Leite, namesake of daliel's Bookstore
José Leite Lopes
Cláudia Leitte, a Brazilian singer
Izabelle Leite, a Brazilian model and Bollywood actress

Early Leites

These are the earliest records we have of the Leite family.

Mary Leite of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA was born on March 12, 1876, and died at age 91 years old on February 15, 1968.
Joseph Leite of Massachusetts was born on August 2, 1877, and died at age 85 years old in October 1962.
Ignacio Leite of Africa was born on December 18, 1880, and died at age 94 years old in June 1975.
Honorato Leite of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA was born on January 11, 1882, and died at age 85 years old in January 1967.
John Leite of Swansea, Bristol County, MA was born on February 7, 1882, and died at age 84 years old in September 1966.
Matilda Leite of East Providence, Providence County, RI was born on January 6, 1883, and died at age 84 years old in October 1967.
Sebastiao Leite of Africa was born on October 6, 1886, and died at age 88 years old in October 1974.
Manuel Leite of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California was born on April 18, 1886, and died at age 81 years old in May 1967.
Jose Leite of Massachusetts was born on December 9, 1886, and died at age 77 years old in December 1963.
Marion Leite of Rogers, Windham County, CT was born on January 9, 1887, and died at age 82 years old in October 1969.
Maria Leite of Fall River, Bristol County, MA was born on May 8, 1888, and died at age 81 years old in January 1970.
Alberto Leite of Oxford, Worcester County, MA was born on August 1, 1888, and died at age 79 years old in September 1967.

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Leite Family Tree

Discover the most common names, oldest records and life expectancy of people with the last name Leite.

Most Common First Names

Updated Leite Biographies

Lillian Kapahua
Lillian K (Kapahua) Leite was born to Samuel Nakiowai Kapahu'a Sr. (1861 - 1914) and Harriett Ianakeau Kapahu'a (1869 - 1952). Both of her parents were born in Hawaii. She had 13 siblings: Mary, John, Charles, Olivia, Anna, Loka, Ahu, William, Lillian (1905), Harriet "Hattie", Sanuel, Mary, and Charlotte. She also had half sisters Keola, Nancy, and Huev. Find A Grave Memorial# 55225908. Also see Lillian Kapahua: Obituary.
Eduardo D Leite of Brooklyn, Kings County, NY was born on June 26, 1910 in Andorra or Portugal, and died at age 61 years old on July 3, 1971. Eduardo Leite was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 2S Site 1173 2040 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.
George P Leite of Swansea, Bristol County, MA was born on June 17, 1927, and died at age 80 years old on February 18, 2008.
Leonel Leite of Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on September 9, 1923, and died at age 69 years old on October 4, 1992.
Manuel Leite of Pascoag, Providence County, RI was born on July 22, 1916, and died at age 76 years old on April 13, 1993.
Raymond C Leite of Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, CA was born on August 31, 1912 in Andorra or Portugal, and died at age 88 years old on November 6, 2000. Raymond Leite was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery Section H Site 2196 1300 Sneath Lane, in San Bruno.
Robert M Leite of Jupiter, Palm Beach County, FL was born on October 8, 1923, and died at age 69 years old on June 11, 1993.
Ernest Leite of Acushnet, Bristol County, MA was born on January 31, 1920, and died at age 67 years old on January 30, 1988.
Frank Leite of Fall River, Bristol County, MA was born on March 14, 1909, and died at age 79 years old on April 30, 1988.
John P Leite of Warwick, Kent County, RI was born on January 13, 1921, and died at age 71 years old on May 14, 1992.
Pantalean Leite of Randolph, Norfolk County, MA was born on July 27, 1921, and died at age 72 years old on January 31, 1994.
Edwin L Leite of Bath, Steuben County, NY was born on November 24, 1924, and died at age 73 years old on July 9, 1998.
Abel Leite of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA was born on September 9, 1916, and died at age 91 years old on June 15, 2008.
David D Jr Leite of Pleasanton, Alameda County, California was born on August 13, 1925, and died at age 53 years old in May 1979.
Joseph Jr Leite of Dracut, Middlesex County, MA was born on December 20, 1913, and died at age 68 years old in May 1982.
Zilei D Leite of Dallas County, TX was born circa 1961. He married Lucy E. (Marrero) Leite on August 9, 1997 in Dallas County, TX. He married Monica (Canuto) Leite on February 14, 2000 in Dallas County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Zilei D. Leite.
Roy J Leite Jr of Atlanta, Fulton County, GA was born on August 28, 1922, and died at age 73 years old on November 21, 1995.
Wendell Leite
Wendell Leite was born in 1928 at Honolee, in Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii United States to John Leite and Lillian Kapahua, and has siblings Veronica Eloise (Leite) Harl, June Ululani Leite Lum, John Earl Anthony Leite, Patricia Leite Cardus, and Lorraine Leite Barrientos. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wendell Leite.
Justa P Leite of Kingston, Rockingham County, NH was born on February 27, 1921, and died at age 79 years old on September 27, 2000. Justa Leite was buried at New Hampshire State Cemetery Section H13R Row B Site 1 Daniel Webster Highway (rt3), in Boscawen.
Blanche Hilda (Leite) Cabral
Find A Grave Memorial# 114287494 Curtis Narimatsu Says: November 25th, 2009 at 2:15 pm Blanche Leite Cabral 1918-2008 was half-sister to Wendell Leite born 1928, both of whose mothers were sisters, Kapahua ohana. Of course, the Kapahua ohana owned a large expanse of land along what became RR Depot road, with the HRR/HCR station by the Pauka'a lighthouse toward the ocean, and the Depot Road connecting up with the old Mamalahoa Highway [today's Kahoa & Kulana Rds.]. Below Blanche's eventual home w/dearest hubby Mike Cabral was the Nagamatsu store [not my family]. Two lots Hilo direction of the Depot Rd./Mamalahoa junction [today's Kulana Rd.] was another store, all servicing the Pauka'a mill camp residents [former Reinhardt-Asegut German mill at Manuel Reis' houselot atop Pauka'a ridge along today's Kulana Rd.-old Mamalahoa Hwy 1850-1857; then Chinese like Akau took over mill, until earliest haole planters like Irwin-Austin took over mill, eventually selling out to Onomea Sugar Co. in Papa'ikou][Pauka'a camp 2 along the Honoli'i river was a mile mauka of today's mill camp]. Of course, the Kapahua estate's prize possession was its Honoli'i expanse immediately below our Belt Rd. bridge. –Curt


Popular Leite Biographies

Wendell Leite
Wendell Leite was born in 1928 at Honolee, in Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii United States to John Leite and Lillian Kapahua, and has siblings Veronica Eloise (Leite) Harl, June Ululani Leite Lum, John Earl Anthony Leite, Patricia Leite Cardus, and Lorraine Leite Barrientos. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Wendell Leite.
Lillian Kapahua
Lillian K (Kapahua) Leite was born to Samuel Nakiowai Kapahu'a Sr. (1861 - 1914) and Harriett Ianakeau Kapahu'a (1869 - 1952). Both of her parents were born in Hawaii. She had 13 siblings: Mary, John, Charles, Olivia, Anna, Loka, Ahu, William, Lillian (1905), Harriet "Hattie", Sanuel, Mary, and Charlotte. She also had half sisters Keola, Nancy, and Huev. Find A Grave Memorial# 55225908. Also see Lillian Kapahua: Obituary.
Olivia (Kapahua) Leite was married to John Leite, and has children Thelma Anita Leite, Blanche Hilda (Leite) Cabral, Olivia K Leite, and John Patrick Leite Sr.. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Olivia (Kapahua) Leite.
John Patrick Leite Jr was born on November 11, 1943 in Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Patrick Leite Jr.
Patricia (Leite) Cardus was born in 1934 in Paauilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Patricia Leite Cardus.
Blanche Hilda (Leite) Cabral
Find A Grave Memorial# 114287494 Curtis Narimatsu Says: November 25th, 2009 at 2:15 pm Blanche Leite Cabral 1918-2008 was half-sister to Wendell Leite born 1928, both of whose mothers were sisters, Kapahua ohana. Of course, the Kapahua ohana owned a large expanse of land along what became RR Depot road, with the HRR/HCR station by the Pauka'a lighthouse toward the ocean, and the Depot Road connecting up with the old Mamalahoa Highway [today's Kahoa & Kulana Rds.]. Below Blanche's eventual home w/dearest hubby Mike Cabral was the Nagamatsu store [not my family]. Two lots Hilo direction of the Depot Rd./Mamalahoa junction [today's Kulana Rd.] was another store, all servicing the Pauka'a mill camp residents [former Reinhardt-Asegut German mill at Manuel Reis' houselot atop Pauka'a ridge along today's Kulana Rd.-old Mamalahoa Hwy 1850-1857; then Chinese like Akau took over mill, until earliest haole planters like Irwin-Austin took over mill, eventually selling out to Onomea Sugar Co. in Papa'ikou][Pauka'a camp 2 along the Honoli'i river was a mile mauka of today's mill camp]. Of course, the Kapahua estate's prize possession was its Honoli'i expanse immediately below our Belt Rd. bridge. –Curt

Lorraine (Leite) Barrientos was born in 1936 to John Leite and Lillian Kapahua, and has siblings Veronica Eloise (Leite) Harl, Wendell Leite, June Ululani Leite Lum, John Earl Anthony Leite, and Patricia Leite Cardus. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lorraine Leite Barrientos.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alice Atsuko (Yamada) Leite.
June Ululani (Leite) Lum was born on June 30, 1931 in Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii United States to John Leite and Lillian Kapahua, and has siblings Veronica Eloise (Leite) Harl, Wendell Leite, John Earl Anthony Leite, Patricia Leite Cardus, and Lorraine Leite Barrientos. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember June Ululani Leite Lum.
John Earl Anthony Leite
John Earl Anthony Leite was born on July 25, 1932 in Hilo, Hawaii County, Hawaii United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Earl Anthony Leite.
Billie M Leite of Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, AZ was born on January 17, 1929, and died at age 70 years old on June 17, 1999.
Walter Leite of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana was born on August 24, 1915, and died at age 63 years old in April 1979.
Jarbas J Leite was born on August 1, 1927, and died at age 76 years old on April 1, 2004. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jarbas J Leite.
Milton S Leite of Hayward, Alameda County, CA was born on February 5, 1928, and died at age 75 years old on December 3, 2003.
Carl Leite of Placerville, El Dorado County, CA was born on July 13, 1904, and died at age 88 years old on February 3, 1993.

Leite Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Leite family member is 72.0 years old according to our database of 465 people with the last name Leite that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

72.0 years

Oldest Leites

These are the longest-lived members of the Leite family on AncientFaces.

Maria Leite of Fall River, Bristol County, MA was born on October 29, 1889, and died at age 102 years old on January 13, 1992.
102 years
Maria Leite of Yonkers, Westchester County, NY was born on August 24, 1909, and died at age 99 years old on January 31, 2009.
99 years
Ervin G Leite of Saint Cloud, Stearns County, MN was born on March 15, 1905, and died at age 98 years old on March 6, 2004.
98 years
Bella Leite of Fall River, Bristol County, MA was born on October 21, 1908, and died at age 99 years old on December 1, 2007.
99 years
Jose F Leite of Fall River, Bristol County, MA was born on February 23, 1911, and died at age 98 years old on June 28, 2009.
98 years
Dortha Leite of Saint Cloud, Stearns County, MN was born on May 31, 1905, and died at age 97 years old on January 29, 2003.
97 years
Alexandrin M Leite of New Bedford, Bristol County, MA was born on January 21, 1892, and died at age 97 years old on February 22, 1989.
97 years
Isabel Leite of Fall River, Bristol County, MA was born on July 15, 1910, and died at age 96 years old on January 6, 2007.
96 years
Antonio J Leite of Sunnyside, Queens County, NY was born on September 3, 1893, and died at age 95 years old on May 1, 1989.
95 years
Margaret Leite of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California was born on October 12, 1889, and died at age 95 years old in February 1985.
95 years
Alma A Leite was born on November 25, 1896, and died at age 94 years old in March 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alma A Leite.
94 years
Ignacio Leite of Africa was born on December 18, 1880, and died at age 94 years old in June 1975.
94 years
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Father name is Armando Leite and Mothers name is Maria da Gloria Mesquita I am the eldest of 7 brothers and 1 sister. Was born in Porto Portugal on the 6-2-1947 imigrated to Australia. Married an Australian and had 3 children. I am looking for the history of the Leite family and the coat of arms.

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