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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santa Family Facts

Distribution of santa Families in the US in 1920

Number of santa families

26-49

9-25

1-8

Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 15 - Messages: 66

Thread	Author	Replies
George Santa	trishcre8s2	2
Finding out about my Family	Klara E Santa	5
Santa last name.	Leonard Santa	19
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
Santa surname	José Manuel Santa	0

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