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    The surname Santamaria

    A surname, carried by 12,375 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˌsæn.təməˈɹiː.ə/ 4 syllables Soundex S535

    Santamaria: #2,897 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Santamaria #2,897, 12,375 people Santamaria: #2,897 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Santamaria #2,897, 12,375 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Santamaria is more common than 98.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,375 people named Santamaria in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,949 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,005.

    #2,897
    rank among US surnames
    12,375
    people in 2010
    4.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +37.4%
    change since 2000 (was #3,626)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,888Smalls12,43524,829
    #2,889Clevenger12,42824,843
    #2,891Bollinger12,42524,849
    #2,892Armendariz12,42324,853
    #2,893Denson12,41924,861
    #2,894Mixon12,39424,911
    #2,895Geary12,38224,935

    Who is named Santamaria

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    77% of people named Santamaria identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 18% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 77%
    • White (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Santamarias

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Buffy Sainte-Marie
      American musician, born 1941

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Santamaria

    Santamaria has the Soundex code S535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S535.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Santamaria?
    12,375 people in the United States had the surname Santamaria in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,949 Americans. It ranked 2,897th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Santamaria?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Santamaria identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 18% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Santamaria?
    Buffy Sainte-Marie, American musician.
    Where is the surname Santamaria most common?
    Wikidata records people named Santamaria in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Santamaria?
    Santamaria is /ˌsæn.təməˈɹiː.ə/, 4 syllables.
    Is the surname Santamaria getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,375 in 2010, up 37%.