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santa Name Meaning and History

  1. Portuguese: habitational name from any of the places named Santa in Portugal, probably from santa ‘(female) saint’.
  2. 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

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Distribution of santa Families in the US in 1920
Number of santa families
 26-49
 9-25
 1-8
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Finding out about my Family Klara E Santa 5
Santa last name. Leonard Santa 19
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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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