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De Bellis Surname Meaning

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Bello. It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the broader sense ‘belonging to of’ in this case ‘member of the Belli family’ (compare Belli).

Compare also Bellis.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Between 1965 and 2001, in the United States, De Bellis life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for De Bellis in 1965 was 71, and 79 in 2001.

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