DeLisi

Univerbation borrowed from Italian De Lisi, itself an italianization of Sicilian Di Lisi (“literally of Lisi”).

DeLisi (plural DeLisis)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census (disregarding the use of punctuation marks or capitals), DELISI is the 23587^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1076 individuals. DELISI is most common among White (95.63%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “DeLisi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 432.