Explore the Family Name Vitiello

The meaning of Vitiello

Italian (Campania): variant of Vitello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Gaetano, Antonio, Filippo, Guido, Luigi, Mario, Sal, Augusto, Franco, Giovanni, Adelmo, Alfonse, Amadeo, Americo, Marisa, Salvadore, Silverio.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vitiello in the United States has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 17,358th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had slipped to 18,218th, a change of -4.95%. However, the actual count of individuals with this last name increased slightly from 1,501 in 2000 to 1,527 in 2010, demonstrating a growth of 1.73%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by -7.14% during this same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,358	#18,218	-4.95%
Count	1,501	1,527	1.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.52	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vitiello

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those with the Vitiello surname identify as White, although there was a small decline in this group from 95.14% in 2000 to 94.17% in 2010. The percentage of Vitiellos identifying as Hispanic saw a modest increase from 3.40% to 3.73% over the decade. There were also slight increases in 2010 among those identifying with Two or more races (from 1.07% to 1.11%), as well as among Black and Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicities, both starting from 0% in 2000 to 0.52% and 0.46% respectively. There was no change in the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.14%	94.17%	-1.02%
Hispanic	3.4%	3.73%	9.71%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.11%	3.74%
Black	0%	0.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.46%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%