Find out how popular the last name DeLaSantos is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeLaSantos.

DeLaSantos, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeLaSantos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeLaSantos in America

DeLaSantos is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeLaSantos surname appeared 154 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeLaSantos.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeLaSantos to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeLaSantos

The surname DELASANTOS is of Spanish origin, originating from the regions of Spain and Portugal during the medieval period. It is a compound surname formed from the words "de las" meaning "of the" and "santos" meaning "saints" or "holy ones."

In Spain and Portugal, during the Middle Ages, it was common for surnames to be derived from place names, occupations, personal characteristics, or religious affiliations. The name DELASANTOS likely originated as a reference to someone who lived near a church or holy site dedicated to the saints or may have been associated with a religious order or brotherhood of saints.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname DELASANTOS can be found in the archives of the Cathedral of Seville, Spain, which mentions a certain Juan DELASANTOS in the year 1487. Another early record is from the parish records of the Church of Santa Maria de Gracia in Lisbon, Portugal, where a Maria DELASANTOS is listed as a member of the congregation in 1523.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, as Spanish and Portuguese explorers and settlers ventured to the Americas, the surname DELASANTOS was carried across the Atlantic and took root in various regions of Latin America, particularly in Mexico, Peru, and Brazil.

Notable individuals with the surname DELASANTOS throughout history include:

1. Diego DELASANTOS (c. 1560-1625), a Spanish missionary and explorer who accompanied the expedition of Juan de Oñate to present-day New Mexico in 1598.

2. Isabel DELASANTOS (1638-1703), a Portuguese nun and mystic who founded the Convent of the Immaculate Conception in Lisbon.

3. Gaspar DELASANTOS (1785-1856), a Mexican military officer who fought in the Mexican War of Independence against Spain.

4. Antonia DELASANTOS (1822-1892), a Brazilian poet and writer known for her works on the abolition of slavery in Brazil.

5. Emilio DELASANTOS (1901-1976), a Peruvian artist and painter renowned for his depictions of indigenous Andean culture and landscapes.

The surname DELASANTOS has persisted through the centuries, carried across continents and cultures, and continues to be a prominent name in various Spanish-speaking regions around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeLaSantos

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeLaSantos.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeLaSantos was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeLaSantos has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeLaSantos was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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