The surname Santander
A Spanish surname, carried by 1,413 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˌsæntænˈdɛə(ɹ)/ 3 syllables Soundex S535
Origin
Spanish origin
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.
One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,413 people named Santander in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 218,504 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 891.
Who is named Santander
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
86% of people named Santander identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 6.1% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 86%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 7.2%
- White (not Hispanic) 6.1%
- Two or more races 0.4%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Santander
Santander has the Soundex code S535, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S535.
Other Spanish surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Santander come from?
- 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.
- How common is the surname Santander?
- 1,413 people in the United States had the surname Santander in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 218,504 Americans. It ranked 19,210th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Santander?
- In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Santander identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- How do you pronounce Santander?
- Santander is /ˌsæntænˈdɛə(ɹ)/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Santander getting more or less common?
- More common. 891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,413 in 2010, up 59%.