DiBeneditto

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DiBeneditto, is the Italian surname meaning "of the blessed" or "twice blessed", with other spellings, such as Di Beneditto, De Beneditto, Di Benedetto, DiBenedetto, Benedetto, DeBeneditto, and DeBenedetto being common.

It is rumored that in the country of Italy babies were baptized or blessed at birth, then orphaned to the church and baptized or blessed again and then given the Di Benedetto last name.

The spelling of DiBeneditto is the Americanized version, "Di Benedetto" being the original Italian.

The majority of people with the surname of DiBeneditto can be found in Italy, New York, and Canada.^{[citation needed]}