| ![Show Contents]() Vitas 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 Vitas familyThe surname Vitas 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 Vitas familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vitas 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 Vitas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Vitas Spelling VariationsSpelling 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 Vitas familyProminent 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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 Vitas migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Vitas Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Teodor Vitas, aged 35, originally from Mirosor, Slovakia, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "France" from Le Havre, France 2
- Maria Vitas, aged 29, originally from Cage, Yugoslavia, who arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Berengaria" from Southampton, England 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Vitas (post 1700) | + |
- Uroš Vitas (b. 1992), Serbian professional footballer
- Vitas Gerulaitis (b. 1979), tennis player
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Vitas migration to the United States 
