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Santo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Santo

What does the name Santo mean?

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Santo family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Santo is a nickname type of surname for a person who was born on All Saint's Day. In the medieval chronicles, the name was originally recorded in the Latin form Sanctorum.

Early Origins of the Santo family

The surname Santo was first found in Castile, predominant among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Santo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santo research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1155 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Santo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Santo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: disanto, Santos, Santo, Santero, Dossantos, Di Santo and many more.

Early Notables of the Santo family

Prominent among members of the family

were Francisco Santos, seventeenth century Spanish writer
eighteenth century Spanish adventurer Felipe Santos Toro
eighteenth century Spanish nobleman Cristóbal de Santos Argueta, made Count of Argelejo in 1711
nineteenth century Uruguayan general and politician Máximo Santos

Santo Ranking

In the United States, the name Santo is the 7,300^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Santo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Santo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Manuel Santo, who arrived in Puerto Rico with his wife in 1803
Antonio Santo, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 2
Manuel Santo, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1803 2
Pedro De Santo, who landed in America in 1812 2
Francisco De Santo, who landed in America in 1813 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Santo migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Santo Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Franz Albert Santo, who arrived in Canada in 1930

Santo migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Santo Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Philip Santo, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "Brightman" in 1840 3
Elizabeth Santo, who arrived in Holdfast Bay, Australia aboard the ship "Brightman" in 1840 3
Jane Santo, aged 19, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Standard" 4

Santo Settlers in Australia in the 20th Century

Moresdni Santo, German settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Friedrich der Grosse" in 1903 5
B. Santo, British settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Osterley" in 1910 5
Guiliano Santo, aged 20, British settler who arrived in Fremantle, Australia aboard the ship "Orontes" in 1920 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Santo (post 1700) +

Hildi Santo -Tomas (b. 1961), American interior designer and television personality
Audrey Santo (1983-2007), American girl, who, though she is in a comatose state reportedly causes miracles
John Randle Santo (1865-1935), American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912; Member of Michigan State House of Representatives, 1913-14
Ronald Edward "Ron" Santo (1940-2010), American Major League Baseball player, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Guillermo Santo (b. 1982), Argentine association football player
Damián Álvaro de Santo (b. 1968), Argentine actor
Akiko Santo (b. 1942), Japanese politician
Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo (b. 1974), Portuguese retired footballer
Domingo Santo Liotta (1924-2022), Argentine surgeon and pioneer of heart surgery who created multiple cardiac prostheses, including the first total human artificial heart
Santo D'Angelo (b. 1995), also known as Sonny D'Angelo, Italian footballer

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BRIGHTMAN 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840Brightman.htm
South Australian Register Monday 18th December 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Standard 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/standard1854.shtml
National Archives of Australia retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au