Viita Family History
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
