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

Santaana, 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 Santaana surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Santaana in America

Santaana is the 27646th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Santaana surname appeared 870 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 Santaana.

We can also compare 2010 data for Santaana 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 Santaana

The surname SANTAANA is of Spanish origin, originating in the regions of Andalusia and Catalonia during the late medieval period. It is derived from the combination of the Spanish words "santa" meaning "saint" and "ana" which is a feminine given name, likely referring to Saint Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SANTAANA surname appears in the 1497 census records of the city of Seville, where a family by the name of Santaana is listed among the residents. It is also found in the baptismal records of the Santa Ana Church in Barcelona, dating back to the 16th century.

In the 17th century, a notable bearer of the SANTAANA surname was Juan de Santaana, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Mexico alongside Hernán Cortés. He was born in Seville in 1492 and died in Mexico City in 1548.

Another historical figure with the SANTAANA surname was María de Santaana, a Spanish nun and writer who lived in the late 16th century. She authored several religious texts and was known for her devotion to Saint Anne, after whom she likely took her name.

During the 18th century, the SANTAANA surname was also found in the Spanish colonial territories of the Americas. One example is José de Santaana, a military officer and politician who served as the interim President of Mexico in 1833.

In the 19th century, Antonio López de Santaana was a prominent Mexican military leader and politician who served as the President of Mexico on several occasions between 1833 and 1855. He was born in Jalapa, Veracruz, in 1794 and died in Mexico City in 1876.

Another notable bearer of the SANTAANA surname was Mariano Santaana, a Chilean soldier and politician who served as the President of Chile from 1938 to 1942. He was born in Bucalemu, Chile, in 1880 and died in Santiago in 1952.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Santaana

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

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 Santaana 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 Santaana 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 Santaana was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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