San History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The prestigious surname San originated in Spain. The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in Spain were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Spanish patronymic names emerged as early as the mid-9th century and the most common patronymic suffix is ez. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. The name San is derived from the extremely popular medieval given name Sancho. This given name was originally derived from the Latin name Sanctius, a derivative of "sanctus." The name owes its popularity to the fact that it was borne by a 9th century martyr of Cordova.

Early Origins of the San family

The surname San was first found in Castile, where the name originated in Visigothic times.

Early History of the San family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our San research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1019, 1370, 1550 and 1610 are included under the topic Early San History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

San Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sánchez, Sanchez, Sans, Sanx, Sanz, Sainz, Sáenz, Saenz, Saiz, Sáez, Saez, Sánguez, Sanguez, Sánchiz and many more.

Early Notables of the San family

Prominent among members of the family

were Galin Sanchiz, an Aragonese nobleman of the late twelfth century

San Ranking

In France, the name San is the 6,924^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

San migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

San Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Claude Duval San, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718-1724 2
Francois San, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2
Claude San, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 2
Joachim San, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 2

San Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Santos San, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1810 2
Velasco De San, who landed in America in 1812 2
Maria San, who arrived in America in 1812 2
Anton San, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Hernando San, who landed in America in 1813 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

San Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Jerry San, who arrived in Colorado in 1947 2
Gerardo San, who landed in Colorado in 1947 2

San migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3

San Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Francisca San, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1838 2

Contemporary Notables of the name San (post 1700) +

Tony San Roman, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives, 2002 (77th District), 2012 (75th District)
Joel San Juan, American politician, Candidate in primary for Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, 1987
William San Benito Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Elected Rhode Island State House of Representatives 58th District 2002 4
Ronald San Angelo, American politician, Mayor of Naugatuck, Connecticut, 2003-07 4

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html