Find out how popular the last name Kizito is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kizito.

Kizito, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kizito surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kizito in America

Kizito is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kizito surname appeared 102 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kizito.

The history of the last name Kizito

The surname Kizito has its origins in the Bantu languages spoken in East Africa, particularly in Uganda. It is believed to have emerged as a surname during the late 19th century, when Christian missionaries began converting locals to Catholicism.

Kizito is derived from the Luganda word "mukisa," which means "blessing" or "grace." It was initially given as a baptismal name to converted Ugandans, often in honor of St. Kizito, a young martyr from the Buganda Kingdom who was executed in 1886 during the persecution of Christians by King Mwanga II.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Kizito dates back to the late 19th century, when it appeared in missionary records and documents related to the Christian converts in the Buganda Kingdom. Some of the first individuals to bear the name Kizito were likely among the early converts and followers of the Catholic Church in the region.

Notable historical figures with the surname Kizito include St. Kizito himself, who was born in the late 1870s and martyred in 1886 at the age of around 14 years old. Another prominent figure was Joseph Kizito, a Ugandan Catholic priest and missionary who lived from 1884 to 1966 and played a significant role in the spread of Christianity in East Africa.

In the early 20th century, the surname Kizito began to gain wider recognition and usage among Catholic communities in Uganda and neighboring regions. Some individuals who carried the name during this period include Peter Kizito (1890-1957), a Ugandan Catholic catechist and educator, and Mary Kizito (1912-1988), a Ugandan Catholic nun and missionary who worked in Kenya.

As the surname Kizito spread beyond its initial roots in the Buganda Kingdom, it also became associated with other Bantu-speaking communities in East Africa, particularly in Kenya, Tanzania, and parts of Rwanda and Burundi. Notable figures from these regions include Joseph Kizito (1920-2005), a Kenyan Catholic priest and educator, and Kizito Mihigo (1981-2020), a Rwandan Catholic gospel singer and peace activist.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kizito

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kizito.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kizito was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kizito was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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