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

Vidas, 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 Vidas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vidas in America

Vidas is the 57914th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vidas surname appeared 351 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 Vidas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vidas to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Vidas

The surname VIDAS is of Lithuanian origin, believed to have originated in the 16th century. It is derived from the Lithuanian word "vidas," which means "middle" or "center." The name likely referred to someone who lived in the central part of a town or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VIDAS surname can be found in the Lithuanian Metrica, a collection of historical records dating back to the 15th century. In these records, the name appears in various spellings, including "Vydas" and "Vidas."

In the 17th century, the VIDAS surname began to appear in other regions of Eastern Europe, particularly in Poland and Belarus, where Lithuanian communities had settled. During this period, the name was sometimes Polonized to "Widas" or "Widasz."

One notable figure bearing the VIDAS surname was Jonas Vidas, a Lithuanian poet and translator who lived from 1868 to 1918. He is celebrated for his translations of works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Adam Mickiewicz into Lithuanian.

Another prominent individual with the VIDAS name was Juozas Vidas, a Lithuanian painter and illustrator who lived from 1891 to 1963. He is renowned for his paintings depicting Lithuanian landscapes and folk life.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many Lithuanians, including those with the VIDAS surname, emigrated to the United States and other parts of the world. One such individual was Antanas Vidas, a Lithuanian-American writer and journalist who lived from 1876 to 1944.

The VIDAS surname can also be found in other parts of Europe, including Spain and Italy, where it may have been adopted by individuals of Lithuanian descent or derived from similar-sounding local names.

Throughout history, the VIDAS surname has been associated with various place names and localities in Lithuania, such as Vidiškiai, a village in the Šiauliai district, and Vidūnai, a town in the Ukmergė district.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vidas

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

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 Vidas 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Vidas has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Vidas was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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