The Devito surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,831 people carried this name — #4,528 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 7,707 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Devito surname

Rare spelling of Italian De Vito.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Devito» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 351 people named Devito live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 175
Mendoza 75
City of Buenos Aires 61
Córdoba 20
Santa Fe 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

87 people named Devito live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Lucerne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lucerne 22
Zurich 19
Zug 12
Geneva 7
St. Gallen 7
Aargau 5
Bern 5
Vaud 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Devito in American newspapers,
1925–1930.

Newspaper page from Rawlins Republican carrying the name Devito
Rawlins Republican 1925-01-08
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Devito
The Milwaukee Leader 1929-10-08
Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Devito
The Milwaukee Leader 1930-01-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,373 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Devito,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Tommy DeVito
    Tommy DeVito 1928–2020 · guitarist
  • Gioconda de Vito
    Gioconda de Vito 1907–1994 · university teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Devito,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,166 records

3,166 records of the Devito name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,178
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 968
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 381
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 356
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 148
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 134
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Anthony J. Devito

    Born 1913 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; secondary school teacher from Middlesex County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Cambridge Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Giovannina Devito

    Arrived at New York in 1912 aboard the Sant' Anna from Naples, aged 17; farm laborer. From Toritto, Bari, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Frank L. Devito

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1960, died 1982; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 3,166 records for Devito in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France23 records

23 records of the Devito name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Angela Devito

    Born 1913 in Italy; died 1993 in Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Devito

    Born 1942 in Italy; died 1995 in Annecy (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mauro Vincenzo Antonio Devito

    Born 1896 in Italy; died 1990 in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Devito in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Devito name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Isabella de Vito

    Married in 1706 in Delfshaven.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Franciscus de Vito

    Buried in 1706 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Anthonia de Vito

    Baptised in 1708 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Devito in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Devito name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Verna Devito

    Died 1928; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Frank Devito

    Died 1946 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia1 record

1 record of the Devito name in Australia Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Antonio Devito

    Retired of Clayton, Victoria; died 1994.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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