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De Palo Surname Meaning

Italian: habitational name for someone from any of various minor places called Palo from palo ‘pole stake’ ‘pile’.

Possibly an altered form of De Paolo.

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


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Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, De Palo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for De Palo in 1944 was 28, and 58 in 2004.

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