How common is the surname Devito?

7,831 people in the United States had the surname Devito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,426 Americans. It ranked 4,528th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Devito?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Devito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Devito?

Danny DeVito, American actor and filmmaker (born 1944), followed by Lucy DeVito.

Where is the surname Devito most common?

Wikidata records people named Devito in the United States.

Is the surname Devito getting more or less common?

More common. 7,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,831 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname Devito

An Italian surname, carried by 7,831 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devito is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Rare spelling of Italian De Vito.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,831 people named Devito in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,426 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,707.

#4,528

rank among US surnames

7,831

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,252)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,519	Servin	7,842	39,371
#4,521	Mertz	7,841	39,376
#4,522	Stephan	7,840	39,381
#4,523	Flora	7,837	39,396
#4,524	Unruh	7,835	39,406
#4,525	Travers	7,833	39,416
#4,526	Ascencio	7,832	39,421

Who is named Devito

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Devito identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Devitos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Danny DeVito
American actor and filmmaker (born 1944)
Lucy DeVito
American actress, born 1983
Tommy DeVito
American musician (1928-2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Devito

Devito has the Soundex code D130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D130.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Devito come from?: Rare spelling of Italian De Vito.
How common is the surname Devito?: 7,831 people in the United States had the surname Devito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,426 Americans. It ranked 4,528th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Devito?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Devito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Devito?: Danny DeVito, American actor and filmmaker (born 1944), followed by Lucy DeVito.
Where is the surname Devito most common?: Wikidata records people named Devito in the United States.
Is the surname Devito getting more or less common?: More common. 7,707 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,831 in 2010, up 1.6%.