Where did the name Santoro come from? What is their coat of arms? When did the Santoro family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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Santoro Coat of Arms and Name History

Santoro

Origin Displayed: Italian

Spelling variations of this family name include: Santoro, Santori, Santora, Santorelli, Santoriello, Santorini and many more.

First found in Lucania, formerly Basilicata, is a territorial division of southern Italy which extened from Tyrrhenian sea, to the Gulf of Tarentum.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elices Santo, 50; who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1829. Two years later, in 1831; Colomae Gustino Santo, 41; also came to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Some noteworthy people of the name Santoro

Michele Santoro (b. 1951), Italian journalist
Fabrice Santoro, world-champion tennis player
Miguel Santoro, Argentine football manager
Rodrigo Santoro (b. 1975), Brazilian actor
Santo Santoro (b. 1956), Australian politician

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RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance was a great rebirth of Classical art, literature, and science. It began in the Italian city-state of Florence in the 14th century and it was characterized by the spread of humanism and the beginning of objective scientific inquiry. Wealthy Florentine merchants and bankers such as the powerful Medici family, saw themselves as the heirs of the great figures of the ancient Roman Empire. Many of these families became the lavish patrons of artists and scholars in order to increase their own prestige and secure political power.