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The santos Surname

santos Name Meaning and History

  1. from a personal name, byname, or nickname, dos Santos (from Spanish Todos los Santos ‘All Saints’, Portuguese Todos os santos), typically bestowed on a child born on All Saints’ Day.
  2. in many cases, a habitational name from any of the places named Santos, from the dedication of a local church or shrine to all the saints. This is a very common Portuguese surname.

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Distribution of santos Families in the US in 1920
Number of santos families
 225-448
 76-224
 1-75
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