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

Vitti, 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 Vitti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vitti in America

Vitti is the 29626th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vitti surname appeared 795 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 Vitti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vitti 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 Vitti

The surname Vitti is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the medieval era. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "vitium," meaning fault or defect, possibly referring to a physical characteristic or a personality trait of an early bearer.

The name was initially concentrated in the regions of Tuscany and Liguria, where it first emerged as a surname. Variations of the spelling include Viti, Vito, and Vitti, with the latter being the most prevalent form.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Vitti can be found in the Codice Diplomatico della Lombardia Medievale, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Lombardy, where a certain Guglielmo Vitti is mentioned in a document dated 1237.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Simone Vitti, a Florentine merchant and banker who was influential in the city's financial affairs during that period.

The Vitti surname also appears in the famous Catasto Fiorentino, a tax record compiled in Florence in 1427, which provides valuable insights into the city's population and social structure at that time.

During the Renaissance, a prominent member of the Vitti family was Francesco Vitti, a Florentine painter active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His works can be found in several churches and museums throughout Italy.

Another notable individual was Antonio Vitti, a 17th-century Italian writer and poet from Naples, who published a collection of sonnets and other literary works that were widely acclaimed during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, a prominent Vitti was Gaetano Vitti, an Italian philosopher and theologian who was born in Palermo in 1838. He made significant contributions to the study of metaphysics and the philosophy of religion.

One of the most famous bearers of the Vitti surname was Monica Vitti, an Italian actress born in 1931. She starred in numerous acclaimed films, including "L'Avventura," "La Notte," and "Deserto Rosso," and was considered a leading figure in the Italian cinema of the 1960s and 1970s.

While the surname Vitti has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through Italian emigration over the past few centuries. Nevertheless, its origins can be traced back to the medieval era and the regions of Tuscany and Liguria, where it first emerged as a distinctive Italian surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vitti

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

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

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