De Niro probably has some elite bloodline thing going on:
>The Italian De niro surname is derived from the Italian word "nero," meaning "black;"
>Early Origins of the De niro family
>The surname De niro was first found in the Tuscan city of Lucca in 1200, when the Neri family was of noble status.
>Prominent among members of the family was a group of 27 priests from the Nero family in Florence, who lived around the 14th century. The Neroni family, also of Florence, produced 20 priests from 1291 to 1431. Giovanni Neroni was Bishop of Volterra in 1450 and in 1461 Pope Pio II…
https://www.houseofnames.com/de+niro-family-crest