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Santangelo - Sardo

Most Comon Surname in this Range: Santos

Santos is a surname that originated in ancient Rome and came from the Latin word “sanctus” and meant blameless or holy. In medieval times in Europe, it’s thought that Santos was a nickname for someone with a pious air. In Spain and Portugal, Santos could refer to someone from a place called Santos or from a place where a saint lived.

2nd most Common Surname in this Range: Santiago

Santiago is a surname with Spanish, Portuguese and Galician roots. Santiago comes from Sant Iago or St. James and was a geographical-based name used to identify people from various towns called Santiago because that town dedicated its church to St. James the Greater, the patron saint of Spain. St. James the Greater is said to not have perished under Herod, but escaped and preached at the Iberian peninsula.

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