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Early Origins of the Felice family

The surname Felice was first found in Navarre, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain.

Early History of the Felice family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Felice research. Another 237 words (17 lines of text) covering the year 1516 is included under the topic Early Felice History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Felice Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Felices, Felice, Feliciani, Felicess, Felicia, Felicos and many more.

Early Notables of the Felice family

Notable bearers of the family name Felice

  • were the Felices of Navarre

Felice Ranking

In the United States, the name Felice is the 11,712nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Felice migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Felice Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • H Felice, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
  • Alamio Felice, aged 44, who settled in America, in 1893
Felice Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Alfredo Felice, aged 30, who settled in America from Roccadinezzo, Italy, in 1909
  • Alfonso Felice, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from Fiumefreddo, Italy, in 1910
  • Amico Felice, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Bugnara, Italy, in 1912
  • Adelaide Felice, aged 12, who immigrated to America from Gorga, Italy, in 1912
  • Agostino Felice, aged 41, who immigrated to the United States from Buia, Italy, in 1912
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Felice (post 1700) +

  • Nicholas R. Felice (1927-2021), American Republican Party politician who represented the 40th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 2002, Mayor of Fair Lawn
  • Cynthia Felice, American science fiction writer
  • Aurelio De Felice (1915-1996), Italian sculptor
  • John P. Felice, Maltese Jesuit priest, eponym of The John Felice Rome Center
  • Renzo De Felice (1929-1996), Italian historian
  • Fortunato Bartolommeo Felice (1723-1789), 2nd Comte de Panzutti, Italian nobleman, author, scientist, and publisher
  • Kathryn Felice Lampard CBE (b. 1960), English former barrister and former Deputy Chairwoman of the Financial Ombudsman Service
  • Michele Felice Cornè (1752-1845), Italian-born, American painter
  • Padre Felice Ramelli (1666-1740), Italian painter of the Baroque period
  • Felice Besostri (1944-2024), italian jurist and politician, born in Zevio, Mayor of Borgo San Giovanni


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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