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D'avella Family History

D'avella Surname Meaning

Southern Italian: habitational name for someone from Avella in Avellino province.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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Average D'avella life expectancy in 2003 was 41 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 74.

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