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De%20rita Name Meaning

Italian: metronymic from the personal name Rita .

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


Similar surnames: De Vita, De Fina, De Rosa, De Riso, De Vito, Di Prima, De Vico

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You can see how De%20rita families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De%20rita family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 2 De%20rita families living in Pennsylvania. This was about 67% of all the recorded De%20rita's in USA. Pennsylvania had the highest population of De%20rita families in 1920.
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Between 1980 and 2004, in the United States, De%20rita life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1983, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for De%20rita in 1980 was 74, and 76 in 2004.

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