Santana History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Santana family

The surname Santana was first found in Santa Ana, (Santana) a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Spain. "A religious name from the Catholic calendar that refers to St. Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary. 'Hannah,' a Hebrew name, is the base of this word and means beneficial. Santa Ana is a Galician name." 1 Accordingly, the name can be found as both a forename and surname.

Today, Santana is a very popular place name found throughout Brazil, the rest of South America, Portugal and the Dominican Republic.

Early History of the Santana family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santana research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1558, 1567, 1626, 1630, 1707, 1731, 1734, 1739, 1750, 1761, 1774, 1794, 1822, 1855, 1870 and 1876 are included under the topic Early Santana History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Santana Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sintos, Sentis, Seintz, Santos, Sintoss, Santoz, Santoss, Santose and many more.

Early Notables of the Santana family

Notable bearers of the family name Santana

was Father Estevao de Santana (S. Anna.), (1558-1630), from the convent of the Order of Carmelites of the Ancient Observance, a Doctor in Sacred Theology at the University of Coimbra. Diego de Santana...

Santana Ranking

In the United States, the name Santana is the 802^nd most popular surname with an estimated 37,305 people with that name. 2

Santana migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Santana Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Beatriz Jimenez Santana, who arrived in New Spain in 1571
Diego Santana, who settled in New Spain in 1571
Francisca Santana, who settled in New Spain in 1571
Francisco Santana, who settled in New Spain in 1571
Alonso Santana, who settled in New Spain in 1571

Santana Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ana Santana, who arrived in New Orleans in 1778

Santana Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Fernando De Santana, who landed in America in 1827 3
Antonio De Santana, who landed in America in 1828 3
Jose Santana, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 3
Antonio Santana, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1837 3
Leon Santana, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1844 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Santana (post 1700) +

Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (b. 1947), Mexican-born, American Grammy Award-winning rock musician and guitarist, recipient of 10 Grammy Awards and 3 Latin Grammy Awards
Tito Santana (b. 1953), born, (b. 1953), is a retired American professional wrestler and middle school teacher
Mary Alice Santana, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1972; Candidate for Presidential Elector for California, 1972
Harvey Santana, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives 9th District; Elected 2012
Manuel Santana Martínez (1938-2021), Spanish tennis player, ranked as amateur world No. 1 in 1965, 5 Grand Slam titles winner
Ramón Santana (b. 1801), brother to Pedro Santana, 1st Marquis of Las Carreras
Pedro Santana (1801-1864), 1st Marquis of Las Carreras, was a Dominican military commander and royalist politician who served as the president of the junta that had established the First Dominican Republic. Santana was a lifelong supporter of the Dominican revolt against the Haitian occupation and a noted general during the Dominican War of Independence (1844–1856)
Adria Santana (1948-2011), Cuban actress best known for her work in the theater
Luis Santana (b. 1937), Dominican former sports shooter. He competed in the skeet event at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Luis Santana (b. 1958), born in La Romana, Dominican Republic, is a retired professional boxer who fought in the super welterweight division. He was the World Boxing Council's world Super Welterweight champion
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Woods, Richard Donovan, Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States G. K. Hall, 1978. Digital
"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)