Frequency: (1101)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Italian: from the personal name Felice, from the Roman family name Felix (Latin felix, genitive felicis ‘lucky’, ‘fortunate’).
2. English: variant of Felix.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 8%. Angelo (3), Salvatore (3), Antonio (2), Sal (2), Concetta, Dante, Dario, Domenic, Filippo, Fulvio, Gabriella, Gino.
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