Show ContentsVitone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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

Early Origins of the Vitone family

The surname Vitone 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 Vitone family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vitone 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 Vitone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vitone 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 Vitone family

Prominent among members of the family was Cornelio Vitelli (fl. 1489), Italian scholar, born of a noble family at Corneto in the Romagna. [1]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 with Raphael from...
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United States Vitone migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Vitone Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Michele Vitone, aged 37, originally from Sulmona, Aquila, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Regina d'Italia" from Napoli, Italy [2]
  • Pietro Vitone, aged 31, originally from Capurso, Italy, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Adriatic" from Cherbourg, France [2]
  • Guiseppe Vitone, aged 22, originally from Naples, Italy, who arrived in New York in 1921 from Genoa, Italy [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Vitone (post 1700) +

  • Luca Vitone, Italian artist, his works can be found in the Palazzo Riso, Palermo, Italy
  • Rodolfo Vitone, Italian co-founder of Marcatrè, a Genoa-based magazine about architecture, art, design, music and literature in 1963


  1. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  2. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result


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