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De Vita Surname Meaning

Italian: metronymic from the female personal name Vita or from a short form of a compound personal name formed with vita ‘life’ such as the omen or well-wishing names Bonavita (‘good life’).

Bellavita (‘beautiful life’).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how De Vita families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Vita family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 14 De Vita families living in New York. This was about 64% of all the recorded De Vita's in USA. New York had the highest population of De Vita families in 1920.
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What is the average De Vita lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, De Vita life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1978, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for De Vita in 1960 was 50, and 83 in 2004.

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