Devito (English)

Where does "Devito" come from?

The English surname 'Devito' is a rare spelling of the Italian surname 'De Vito'[1]. The Italian form 'De Vito' is constructed from 'de' combined with 'Vito'[2], which ultimately derives from the Latin name 'Vitus'[3].

Full etymology tree

• Devito (English), 'A surname from Italian.'
  • borrowed De Vito (Italian), 'a surname'
    • compound de (Italian), 'apocopic form of del'
    • compound Vito (Italian), 'a male given name from Latin'
      • inherited Vitus (Latin), 'Given name, equivalent to Vitus'

Ancestors

• De Vito (Italian)

Sources

1. Devito (English) - Wiktionary
2. De Vito (Italian) - Wiktionary
3. Vito (Italian) - Wiktionary

Updated August 2026

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