Divito History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

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

Early Origins of the Divito family

The surname Divito 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 Divito family

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Divito 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 Divito family

Prominent among members of the family was Cornelio Vitelli (fl. 1489), Italian scholar, born of a noble family at Corneto in the Romagna. 1Vitellozzo 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 with Raphael from...
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Divito Ranking

In the United States, the name Divito is the 17,381^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Divito migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Divito Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Nicola Divito, who settled in Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania in 1906
Alessandro DiVito, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Oreno Antonio, Italy, in 1910
Antonia Divito, aged 17, who settled in America from Toritto, Italy, in 1910
Raffaela DiVito, who traveled from Aquilonia, Italy to Montclain, New York in 1913, crossing the ocean on the SS "Italia"
Antonio DiVito, aged 16, who landed in America from Giffani Val., Italy, in 1915
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Contemporary Notables of the name Divito (post 1700) +

Joseph Charles DiVito (b. 1945), American former collegiate and AFL quarterback
Andrea Di Vito (b. 1971), Italian comic book artist
José Antonio Guillermo Divito (1914-1969), Argentine illustrator, cartoonist, caricaturist and editor

Citations +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/