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De Sena Surname Meaning

Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese: habitational name for someone from the city of Siena in Italy.

Sena is an old Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the placename.

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


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You can see how De Sena families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Sena family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 De Sena family living in New York. This was 100% of all the recorded De Sena's in USA. New York had the highest population of De Sena families in 1920.
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What is the average De Sena lifespan?

Between 1968 and 2003, in the United States, De Sena life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for De Sena in 1968 was 77, and 81 in 2003.

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