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    The surname Santora

    A surname, carried by 2,752 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex S536

    Santora: #11,443 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Santora #11,443, 2,752 people Santora: #11,443 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Santora #11,443, 2,752 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Santora is more common than 92.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,752 people named Santora in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 112,190 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,639.

    #11,443
    rank among US surnames
    2,752
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.3%
    change since 2000 (was #11,049)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,436Bovee2,754112,108
    #11,440Wehr2,753112,149
    #11,443Nygaard2,752112,190
    #11,448Mancillas2,751112,230

    Who is named Santora

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

    88% of people named Santora identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.8%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Santoras

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nick Santora
      American screenwriter, born 1967

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Santora

    Santora has the Soundex code S536, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S536.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Santora?
    2,752 people in the United States had the surname Santora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 112,190 Americans. It ranked 11,443rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Santora?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Santora identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Santora?
    Nick Santora, American screenwriter.
    Where is the surname Santora most common?
    Wikidata records people named Santora in the United States.
    Is the surname Santora getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,639 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,752 in 2010, up 4.3%.