The surname Santos
A surname, carried by 137,232 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex S532 Also a first name
Origin
From Romance (Spanish Santos, Portuguese Santos, Italian Santos).
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 137,232 people named Santos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,250 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 98,993.
Who is named Santos
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
62% of people named Santos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 13% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 62%
- White (not Hispanic) 20%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 13%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
- Two or more races 1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Santoss
104 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Alberto Santos-DumontBrazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932)
- Alessandro SantosBrazilian-Japanese association football player, born 1977
- Djalma SantosBrazilian association football player (1929-2013)
- Nílton SantosBrazilian association football player (1925-2013)
- Fábio SantosBrazilian association football player, born 1985
- Moacir Rodrigues SantosBrazilian association football player (1970–2024)
- Lucélia SantosBrazilian actress and film director, born 1957
- Andrey SantosBrazilian footballer (born 2004)
- Gerson Santos PutinBrazilian footballer (born 1997)
- André SantosBrazilian footballer, born 1983
- Romeo SantosAmerican singer, born 1981
- Silvio SantosBrazilian media entrepreneur (1930–2024)
Notable Santoss come mostly from Brazil (88), the United States (8) and Angola (2).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Santos
Santos has the Soundex code S532, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S532.
Questions
- Where does the surname Santos come from?
- From Romance (Spanish Santos, Portuguese Santos, Italian Santos).
- How common is the surname Santos?
- 137,232 people in the United States had the surname Santos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,250 Americans. It ranked 206th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Santos?
- In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Santos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Santos?
- Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932), followed by Alessandro Santos.
- Where is the surname Santos most common?
- Wikidata records people named Santos in Brazil, the United States and Angola and 3 other countries.
- Is the surname Santos getting more or less common?
- More common. 98,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 137,232 in 2010, up 39%.
- Is Santos also a first name?
- Yes. Santos is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.