Santoyo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The noble Spanish surname Santoyo is of toponymic origin that is, it is derived from the name of the place where its original bearer was born or resided.Thus, the first bearer of this surname was a person who resided or was born in Santoyo.

Early Origins of the Santoyo family

The surname Santoyo was first found in the district of Astudillo, in the province of Palencia. An early reference to this surname dates back to the fifteenth century with a record of Francisco Nevares de Santoyo, lord of the towns of Carabaña, Valdelecha and Orusco.

Early History of the Santoyo family

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Santoyo Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Santojo, Santayo and others.

Early Notables of the Santoyo family

Prominent among bearers of the Santoyo family name at this time was

Sebastien de Santoyo who was a knight in the military Order of Calatrava, and Antonio de Santoyo, a knight in the Order of Santiago

Santoyo Ranking

In the United States, the name Santoyo is the 7,512^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Santoyo migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Santoyo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Alonso De Santoyo, who arrived in New Spain in 1834 2
Mr. Santoyo, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Santoyo (post 1700) +

Olga Santoyo Matamoros (b. 1921), Cuban sculptor and university professor

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)