Vitas?

[pulykamell]

@Johanna

Nope, Gerulaitis is a Lithuanian name too. The ending -*aitis *is very common in Lithuanian surnames. The name Vitas comes from Latin originally (Vitus meaning ‘alive’; the masculine singular ending -as in Lithuanian is the equivalent of 2nd declension -us in Latin). However, the name Vytautas is pure Lithuanian.

The Survivor guy is actually (after looking it up) Vytas Baskauskas. Also looks like a quintessential Lithuanian name to me.

[Zeldar]

@Zeldar

<< clipped >> Not long ago in another thread somebody linked to a map of the US (or North America) that had the prevalent European connections to non-English and non-Native American cultures in the various states.

I have been unsuccessful so far in locating that map, but I did find a thread with some fascinating maps:

Forty cool maps to better understand the world

Forty cool maps to better understand the world
08-18-2013, 05:33 PM
Elendil’s Heir

[PookahMacPhellimey]

I had to think of Vita Sackville-West, which sort of makes “Vitas” when you say it. Does that count?

[AncientHumanoid]

My cats ate Tender Vitas.

[Zeldar]

Okay. I’m giving up trying to locate that map I was thinking about. But I did find some that may appeal to you if this notion piqued your curiosity:

Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank (2023 Update)

Ancestry of U.S. Population by Rank
45. Lithuanian 659,992 0.2

http://www.valpo.edu/geomet/geo/courses/geo200/usa_maps.html
American Ethnic Geography
Map Gallery of Ethnic Groups in the United States

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Maps_of_ethnic_groups_in_the_United_States

File:Census-2000-Data-Top-US-Ancestries-by-County.svg

Race and ethnicity in the United States | Ancestry