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Early Origins of the Santillo family

The surname Santillo was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries. Many notable scholars and prelates lived here. The cathedral of St Martin was begun in 1060 by Bishop Anselm, later Pope Alexander II. It has many museums and galleries. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Santillo family

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Santillo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Santinni, Santanna, Santana, Santanno, Santinelli, Santilli, Santi and many more.

Early Notables of the Santillo family

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Santillo Ranking

In the United States, the name Santillo is the 15,362nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Santillo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Santillo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Palmantonio Santillo, who settled in Ashtabula Co. Ohio sometime between 1875 and 1906

Contemporary Notables of the name Santillo (post 1700) +

  • Margaret Santillo, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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