The santa Surname

santa Name Meaning and History

Portuguese: habitational name from any of the places named Santa in Portugal, probably from santa ‘(female) saint’.
Hungarian (Sánta): descriptive nickname for a disabled person, from sánta ‘lame’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The santa name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the santa family name as far back in history as possible.

santa Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of santa Families in the US in 1920

Number of santa families

26-49

9-25

1-8

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Finding out about my Family	Klara E Santa	5
Santa last name.	Leonard Santa	19
George Santa	trishcre8s2	1
SANTA Victor _and_ Opal G .JPG	t42Bluebonnet	0
Sicilian Santa	sepulveda22	0
Hazel Santa Kline died Franklin Co Ohio 1948??	diane pierce	1
Gwendula Jo Santa obit	James	0
Santa married Webster in KY	wildcatsbigblue	0
Corleone, Italy -Vincenzo Saporito (1760)/Santa	patwelch63	0
Sylvia I. Santa Obit 2004 Pa./ Joseph J.	sihrman	0

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