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santiago Name Meaning and History

Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish: habitational name from any of the numerous places named for the dedication of their churches to St. James (Sant Iago). The apostle St. James the Greater is the patron saint of Spain; there is a medieval legend that, after the death of Christ, he did not meet a speedy end under Herod Agrippa, but visited and evangelized the Iberian peninsula. His alleged burial site at Compostela has been a place of pilgrimage from all over Europe for over a thousand years.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The santiago name in History

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

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Distribution of santiago Families in the US in 1920
Number of santiago families
 1129-2256
 377-1128		 1-376
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