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Viita Surname Meaning

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named from viita ‘young deciduous forest’ or ‘dense spruce forest’. Established as a hereditary surname from the 19th century especially in southern Ostrobothnia.

This standard Finnish variant is rare in the US where the surname is mostly spelled Wiita.

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


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Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Viita life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Viita in 1963 was 74, and 86 in 2003.

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