# Santander (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/santander/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Spanish surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,413 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,210 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 218,504 people |
| Change since 2000 | +59% (891 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌsæntænˈdɛə(ɹ)/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Santander. Possibly from the name of Saint Andrew (through a form Sanct Ander) or from Saint Emeterio (through forms Santemter > Santenter > Santander), a martyr whose head was brought there in the third century.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Santander in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 6.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 86% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 7.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |

## Similar surnames

Santana, Santamaria, Santangelo, Santini, Sandman, Sanden, Santaniello, Santoni, Snowden, Swinton, Sneddon, Smetana.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.