Santa Family History
Santa Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Santa Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Santa families
 26 - 49  9 - 25 |
 1 - 8  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Santa families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Santa last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Santa census records
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Santa Family Origin
Santa Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Santa
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Santa Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Santa census records
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