Origin Displayed: Portuguese
Origins Available: Italian, Portuguese
Spelling variations of this family name include: Santos, Santo, Espirito Santo, Santero and others.First found in Andalucia, a vast region that once encompassed much of the Southern part of the Iberian peninsula.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Sebastián Santos, who arrived in America in 1517; Francisco Santos, who arrived in New Spain in 1534; Juan de los Santos, who arrived in Rio de la Plata in 1594.
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