How common is the surname Zito?

5,257 people in the United States had the surname Zito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,730 Americans. It ranked 6,461st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Zito?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Zito?

Joseph Zito, American film director, followed by Chuck Zito.

Where is the surname Zito most common?

Wikidata records people named Zito in the United States.

Is the surname Zito getting more or less common?

More common. 5,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,257 in 2010, up 0.2%.

The surname Zito

An Italian surname, carried by 5,257 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex Z300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Zito is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Zito.

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 5,257 people named Zito in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,730 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,248.

#6,461

rank among US surnames

5,257

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,033)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,454	Hecker	5,260	58,697
#6,457	Leathers	5,259	58,708
#6,458	Erskine	5,258	58,719
#6,461	Zito	5,257	58,730
#6,463	Bucci	5,256	58,742
#6,465	Tsosie	5,255	58,753

Who is named Zito

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

95% of people named Zito identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Zitos

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Zito
American film director, born 1946
Chuck Zito
American actor, born 1953
Barry Zito
American baseball pitcher and musician, born 1978

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Zito come from?: Borrowed from Italian Zito.
How common is the surname Zito?: 5,257 people in the United States had the surname Zito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,730 Americans. It ranked 6,461st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Zito?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Zito identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Zito?: Joseph Zito, American film director, followed by Chuck Zito.
Where is the surname Zito most common?: Wikidata records people named Zito in the United States.
Is the surname Zito getting more or less common?: More common. 5,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,257 in 2010, up 0.2%.