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

Vitagliano, 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 Vitagliano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vitagliano in America

Vitagliano is the 30980th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vitagliano surname appeared 750 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 Vitagliano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vitagliano 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 Vitagliano

The surname Vitagliano originated in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of Campania and Basilicata. It has its roots in the Latin phrase "vita gallina," which translates to "life of the chicken" or "chicken life." This peculiar name may have been given as a nickname to someone who worked with chickens or lived a simple, rustic life akin to that of a chicken.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 14th century in medieval documents from the towns of Salerno and Potenza. Variations of the spelling include Vitaglian, Vittagliano, and Vittaglian, reflecting the regional dialects of the time.

In the 15th century, a notable bearer of the name was Giacomo Vitagliano, a lawyer and statesman from Salerno who served as an advisor to the Aragonese kings of Naples. He was a respected figure in the Italian Renaissance and left behind several legal treatises.

During the 16th century, the Vitagliano family established themselves as landowners in the town of Potenza, as evidenced by records of property transactions and tax rolls from that period.

In the 17th century, a prominent member of the family was Father Giuseppe Vitagliano, a Franciscan friar from Potenza who was known for his charitable works and missionary efforts in the surrounding regions.

Another noteworthy individual was Giovanni Battista Vitagliano, a painter from Salerno who lived in the 18th century and contributed to the decoration of several churches in his hometown with his baroque-style frescoes.

Throughout the centuries, the Vitagliano surname has remained concentrated in the southern Italian regions, with pockets of the population also settling in other parts of the country and abroad due to immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vitagliano

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

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

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