Explore the Family Name Vigorito

The meaning of Vigorito

Italian (southern): from the personal name Vigorito, an omen or well-wishing name from vigore ‘vigor’ or Old Italian vigorire ‘to draw strength’ (physical, moral, or intellectual), which was particularly popular in the medieval period. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Aida, Angelo, Antonio, Benito, Vito, Aniello, Carmine, Ettore, Guido, Renato.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Vigorito has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Previously ranked at 43,232 in 2000, it dropped to 45,804 in 2010, showing a decrease of 5.95 percent. In terms of count, there were 471 individuals with the Vigorito surname in 2000, whereas in 2010 that number had slightly declined by 1.06 percent to 466. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a decrease of 5.88 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,232	#45,804	-5.95%
Count	471	466	-1.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vigorito

When it comes to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Vigorito identify as White, with 96.39 percent in 2000 and a slight increase to 96.57 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a rise from 2.34 percent in 2000 to 2.79 percent in 2010. The percentage identifying as being of two or more races decreased from 1.06 percent in 2000 to 0 in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.39%	96.57%	0.19%
Hispanic	2.34%	2.79%	19.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.06%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%