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

Santarosa, 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 Santarosa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Santarosa in America

Santarosa is the 57372nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Santarosa surname appeared 355 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 Santarosa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Santarosa 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 Santarosa

The surname Santarosa is of Italian origin, specifically from the region of Sicily. It can be traced back to the 13th century, during the time when the island was under the rule of the Kingdom of Sicily, which was part of the larger Crown of Aragon. The name is believed to derive from a combination of the Italian words "santa" meaning "saint" and "rosa" meaning "rose," likely referring to a place named after the Catholic saint, Saint Rose.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Santarosa can be found in the Sicilian manuscript "Codice Diplomatico dei Re Aragonesi" from the year 1282, which mentions a nobleman with the name Pietro Santarosa. This suggests that the name was already well-established among the nobility of the time.

In the 14th century, the surname appears in various administrative records and land ownership documents from the city of Palermo, indicating that members of the Santarosa family held significant property and influence in the region. One notable individual from this period was Guglielmo Santarosa, a wealthy merchant and landowner who lived between 1325 and 1390.

During the 16th century, the Santarosa family gained even greater prominence, with several members holding important positions in the Church and the Sicilian government. One such figure was Antonio Santarosa, who served as the Archbishop of Palermo from 1567 to 1578.

In the 18th century, the name Santarosa gained international recognition with the birth of Santorre di Santarosa (1783-1825), a prominent Italian patriot, writer, and military leader. He played a crucial role in the revolutionary movements of the early 19th century, fighting for the unification of Italy and the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.

Another notable individual with the surname Santarosa was Raffaele Santarosa (1809-1891), an Italian statesman and diplomat who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of Italy from 1867 to 1869.

Throughout its history, the surname Santarosa has been associated with various place names and locations within Sicily, such as the town of Santa Rosa di Aidone, which was likely named after the same saint from whom the surname derives.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Santarosa

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

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

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