Explore the Family Name Rito

The meaning of Rito

Italian and Portuguese: from the masculine form of the personal name Rita.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Rito in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rito has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rito was ranked as the 60,390th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had jumped to 53,538th place. This signifies an increase in popularity of 11.35%. The number of individuals bearing the surname Rito also grew from 312 in 2000 to 386 in 2010, marking a substantial rise of 23.72%. These figures indicate that the proportion of people named Rito per 100,000 citizens rose by 8.33% in the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#53,538	11.35%
Count	312	386	23.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rito

The Decennial U.S. Census also offers insights into the ethnicity of those with the surname Rito. In 2000, the majority of Ritos identified as White (65.38%), followed by Hispanic (25.96%) and a small percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (4.81%) or Black (1.92%). However, by 2010, there were significant shifts in these percentages. While the majority still identified as White, this figure dropped by 14.41% to 55.96%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Ritos identifying as Hispanic rose sharply by 44.68% to 37.56%. There was a slight decrease in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, while the percentage of Ritos identifying as Black was suppressed for privacy reasons. Interestingly, the data from 2010 also shows that 1.55% of Ritos identify with two or more races, a category not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	65.38%	55.96%	-14.41%
Hispanic	25.96%	37.56%	44.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.81%	4.4%	-8.52%
Two or More Races	0%	1.55%	0%
Black	1.92%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%