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

Santor, 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 Santor surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Santor in America

Santor is the 45804th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Santor surname appeared 466 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 Santor.

We can also compare 2010 data for Santor 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 Santor

The surname Santor has its origins in Spain, tracing back to the 12th century. It is believed to be a variation of the Spanish word "santo," which means "saint." This suggests that the name may have been derived from a location associated with a saint or a religious order.

In the medieval period, surnames were often derived from occupations, localities, or personal characteristics. Santor could have been a descriptive name given to individuals who lived near a religious sanctuary or who were associated with a particular saint's cult.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Santor can be found in the Cartulario de Sant Cugat del Vallés, a collection of medieval documents from the Monastery of Sant Cugat in Catalonia, Spain. The document, dated around 1185, mentions a landowner named Arnaldus de Sancto Tore.

During the 13th century, the name Santor appeared in various records from the Kingdom of Aragon, such as the Llibre de Repartiment, which documented the distribution of land and properties among the Christian settlers after the conquest of Valencia. One notable individual from this period was Ramon de Santor, a knight who participated in the conquest of Valencia in 1238.

In the 14th century, the surname Santor gained prominence in the region of Andalusia, particularly in the city of Seville. Records from the Archivo de la Catedral de Sevilla mention a merchant named Juan Santor, who traded goods with the nearby port of Cádiz around 1370.

In the 15th century, the name Santor was found in the Archivo de la Corona de Aragón, which contains documents related to the Crown of Aragon. One notable figure was Beatriz Santor, a landowner from Valencia, who was involved in a legal dispute over property rights in 1467.

During the 16th century, the Santor surname spread beyond Spain to other parts of Europe and the Americas. Juan Santor, a Spanish explorer and navigator, accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519 and played a significant role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire.

Throughout history, several individuals with the surname Santor have achieved notable accomplishments. For example, Diego Santor y Fernández (1570-1635) was a renowned Spanish painter and sculptor during the Baroque period, known for his religious works in Seville. Juana Santor (1615-1680) was a revered mystic and writer from Andalusia, whose spiritual writings influenced the Counter-Reformation movement.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Santor

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

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

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