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

Santellano, 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 Santellano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Santellano in America

Santellano is the 37076th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Santellano surname appeared 602 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 Santellano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Santellano 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 Santellano

The surname Santellano is of Spanish origin and dates back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula. The name is believed to be derived from the Latin word "sanctus," meaning holy or saint, and the Spanish word "llano," meaning plain or flat land. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived in a holy or saintly area with flat terrain.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Santellano surname can be found in the Cartulario de San Vicente de Oviedo, a 13th-century collection of manuscripts from the Monastery of San Vicente in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain. This document mentions a certain Rodrigo Santellano, who was a landowner in the region during that time.

The Santellano name also appears in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century hunting treatise commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. This book references a village called Santellano in the province of Burgos, which may have been the origin of the surname for those who hailed from that area.

Notable figures with the Santellano surname throughout history include:

1. Juan de Santellano (c. 1500-1570), a Spanish architect and sculptor who worked on the construction of the Cathedral of Granada.
2. Pedro de Santellano (1553-1628), a Spanish military commander who served under King Philip III and participated in the Eighty Years' War against the Dutch.
3. María de Santellano (1608-1681), a Spanish nun and mystic who founded the Convent of Capuchin Poor Clares in Salamanca.
4. Diego de Santellano (1670-1738), a Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraiture during the Baroque period.
5. Juana Santellano y Romero (1788-1853), a Spanish noblewoman and philanthropist who established several schools and hospitals in her hometown of Seville.

While the Santellano surname has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries with Spanish colonial histories. However, this report focuses solely on the historical origins and notable bearers of the Santellano surname, without delving into modern census data or its use as a given name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Santellano

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

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

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