The Defelice surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,848 people carried this name — #8,559 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,657 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Defelice surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

de + Felice.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «De Felice» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 249 people named Defelice live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 179
City of Buenos Aires 36
Santa Fe 34

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Defelice in American newspapers,
1894–1911.

Newspaper page from Pokrok Západu carrying the name Defelice
Pokrok Západu 1894-06-27
Newspaper page from Cedar County Wächter carrying the name Defelice
Cedar County Wächter 1911-04-06
Newspaper page from Dziennik Chicagoski carrying the name Defelice
Dziennik Chicagoski 1911-11-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 209 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Defelice,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,083 records

1,083 records of the Defelice name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 460
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 211
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 169
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 168
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 45
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 29
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lawrence Joseph Defelice

    Born 1944; from Copiague, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Felice Defelice

    Born 1913 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; salesman from New York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Enrichetta Defelice

    Arrived at New York in 1900 aboard the Werra from Genoa and Naples, aged 36; laborer. From Ripino, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,083 records for Defelice in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France37 records

37 records of the Defelice name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Louis Defelice

    Born 1941 in Tunisia; died 2000 in Sainte-Eulalie (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Josephine Anne Defelice

    Born 1927 in Tunisia; died 1998 in Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gerard David Paul Defelice

    Born 1905 in Marseille; died 1990 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Defelice in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Defelice name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Antonio De Felice

    Machinist of East Bentleigh, Victoria; died 1962.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Michele Defelice

    Of Northcote, Victoria; died 1994.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Defelice in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Defelice name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Lois Beswick de Felice

    Died 1984, aged 74; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Philip Anthony de Felice

    Died 1979, aged 74; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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