The Dibenedetto surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,838 people carried this name — #6,930 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 61,000 people counted. That is up 11% from 4,363 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Dibenedetto surname

From Italian di Benedetto.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dibenedetto» (English), 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 119 people named Dibenedetto 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 Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 49
Buenos Aires Province 33
Chaco 19
City of Buenos Aires 18

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Dibenedetto.

Most of them — 14 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 14
Bouches-du-Rhône 3
Alpes-Maritimes 1
Isère 1
Manche 1
Hauts-de-Seine 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Dibenedetto in American newspapers,
1913–1927.

Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Dibenedetto
The Washington Herald 1919-07-29
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Dibenedetto
The Birmingham Age-herald 1913-05-30
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Dibenedetto
The Washington Daily News 1927-10-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 42 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Dibenedetto,
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 States2,029 records

2,029 records of the Dibenedetto name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,141
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 338
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 256
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 180
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 60
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 54
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John Dibenedetto

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Upton Yaphank; brewery worker from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1964, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Citta di Genova from Naples, aged 19; servant. From Regalbuto, Enna, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Gerardo Vito Di Benedetto

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1939, died 2000; buried at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Montclair, New Jersey.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 2,029 records for Dibenedetto in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France92 records

92 records of the Dibenedetto 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 Henriette Alphonsine Sante Dibenedetto

    Born 1924 in Puzeaux (Somme); died 1997 in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (Seine-Saint-Denis).

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

    Born 1932 in Tunisia; died 1997 in Louvres (Val-d'Oise).

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

    Born 1915 in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône; died 1989 in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 92 records for Dibenedetto 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).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Dibenedetto name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Di Benedetto

    Radio controller of Canterbury, Victoria; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Antonio Dibenedetto

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Orama, aged 19.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sauveur Di Benedetto

    Motor mechanic of St Albans, Victoria; died 1974.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Dibenedetto 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Dibenedetto name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Pasquale Dibenedetto

    Died 1960 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Antonio Dibenedetto

    Married 1908 in Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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