Viet — Family Name, Records and Arms

Anyone researching Viet should also look under Veit. The name is generally explained as “Vitus”. Viet is listed among the recognised spellings of Veit. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Vitus, Veith and Veidt.

About 232 people in the United States were recorded as Viet in 2010, placing it 81,458 on the national list. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 1,072 births in France were registered under Viet. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Vita.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Veit surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Research your Viet family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.