Santi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Santi

What does the name Santi mean?

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Santi family. Originally, the Spanish people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Santi is a nickname type of surname for a person who was born on All Saint's Day. In the medieval chronicles, the name was originally recorded in the Latin form Sanctorum.

Early Origins of the Santi family

The surname Santi was first found in Castile, predominant among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Santi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santi research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1155 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Santi History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Santi Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: disanto, Santos, Santo, Santero, Dossantos, Di Santo and many more.

Early Notables of the Santi family

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Santi migration to the United States +

Santi Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Pedro Santi, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 1
Floren Santi, who settled in New York in 1877

Santi Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Federico Santi, who settled in New York, NY in 1904
Dora Helen Santi, who settled in Philadelphia in 1909

Contemporary Notables of the name Santi (post 1700) +

Giancarlo Santi (1939-2021), Italian filmmaker from Rome
Guido De Santi (1923-1998), Italian racing cyclist who won the 1951 Deutschland Tour
Brenden Santi (b. 1993), Australian professional rugby league footballer
Nello Santi (b. 1931), Italian conductor, often called "Papa Santi"
Santi Gutiérrez Calle (1945-2023), Spanish footballer

Sources +

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)