Bustros family

The Bustros family is a prominent Lebanese Christian Greek-Orthodox family. It is one of the seven original Beirut aristocratic families along with the descendants of Ferneini, Boutros, Sursock, Trad, Dagher, Tueni and Araman families, who constituted the traditional high society of Beirut and Lebanon for a long time. Estate holders and feudal lords by origin, today they are business owners, artists and land owners throughout the country.

The surname Bustros is believed to spring out of another name of Greek origin, Salvestros, meaning the Savior. Coming from Greece in the 1660s the family moved to Cyprus for a few generations, until a Salvestros Bishop landed in Enfeh, in north Lebanon, then settled in the old city of Beirut. The actual name is sometimes preceded with the French article "de" meaning "of the house of"; although its use is diminishing today amongst members of the family.

Several members of the Bustros Family were among the founders of Spartali & Co, an important 19th century export-import company which is active up to the present.