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The surname Vito

A surname, carried by 1,746 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex V300 Also a first name

Vito: #16,462 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Vito #16,462, 1,746 people Vito: #16,462 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Vito #16,462, 1,746 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Vito is more common than 89.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,746 people named Vito in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,830 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,721.

#16,462
rank among US surnames
1,746
people in 2010
0.6
per 100,000 Americans
+1.5%
change since 2000 (was #15,590)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#16,457Chisum1,747176,729
#16,462Cieslak1,746176,830
#16,470Denker1,745176,932

Who is named Vito

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

80% of people named Vito identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 80%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
  • Two or more races 2.5%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vitos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Louie Vito
    American snowboarder, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Vito

Vito has the Soundex code V300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V300.

Questions

How common is the surname Vito?
1,746 people in the United States had the surname Vito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,830 Americans. It ranked 16,462nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vito?
In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Vito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Vito?
Louie Vito, American snowboarder.
Where is the surname Vito most common?
Wikidata records people named Vito in Italy.
Is the surname Vito getting more or less common?
More common. 1,721 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,746 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Vito also a first name?
Yes. Vito is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.