Spirito

See also: spirito and spìrito

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Spirito.

Proper noun

Spirito (plural Spiritos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spirito is the 36900^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 605 individuals. Spirito is most common among White (98.35%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Spirito”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

Devotional surname alluding to the Spirito Santo (“Holy Spirit”).

Proper noun

Spirito m or f by sense

1. a surname