Viti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Italy

The name comes from the Latin word "vita," meaning "life."

Early Origins of the Viti family

The surname Viti was first found in Treviso, anciently known as Tarvisium, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Treviso. The cathedral of San Pietro is notable and dates back to 1141. It is in the classical style with seven domes, and houses works by many notable painters and sculptors. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Viti family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Viti research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1290, 1458, 1469, 1489, 1502, 1508, 1513, 1523, 1610, 1632, 1652, 1660, 1681, 1692, 1753, 1824 and 1848 are included under the topic Early Viti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Viti Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Viti, Vito, Vit, Vitti, Biti, Bitti, Bitto, Vidi, Vido, Vio, Vitelli, Vitello, Vitiello, Vitulli, Vittozzo, Vitone, Vitoni, Bittolo, Bittini, Bitelli, Vidolo, Vitangelo, Vilotti, Vidossi and many more.

Early Notables of the Viti family

Prominent among members of the family was

Vitellozzo Vitelli (c.1458-1502) was an Italian condottiero, Lord of Montone, Città di Castello, Monterchi and Anghiari; Timoteo Viti (1469-1523), was an Italian Renaissance painter closely associated...

Viti migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Viti Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A. M. and F. A. Viti, who both arrived in San Francisco in 1855
A M Viti, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 1
F A Viti, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 1

Viti Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Albertino Viti, aged 35, who landed in America from Frontone, Italy, in 1905
G. Battista Viti, aged 33, who settled in America from Veroli, Italy, in 1907
Giovan Battista Viti, aged 33, who immigrated to the United States from Veroli, Italy, in 1907
Giovanni Viti, aged 18, who landed in America from Banco, Italy, in 1907
Ida Viti, aged 5, who immigrated to the United States from Vergemoli, Italy, in 1907
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Contemporary Notables of the name Viti (post 1700) +

Blessed Maria Fortunata Viti O.S.B. (1827-1922), Italian Benedictine nun who has been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church (1967)
Francisco Viti (1933-2023), Angolan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Menongue from 1975 to 1986, Archbishop of Huambo from 1986 to 2003

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)