Santi History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Santi family

The surname Santi was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries. Many notable scholars and prelates lived here. The cathedral of St Martin was begun in 1060 by Bishop Anselm, later Pope Alexander II. It has many museums and galleries. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Santi family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santi research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1339, 1400, 1435, 1494, 1627, 1677, 1697 and 1723 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: Santinni, Santanna, Santana, Santanno, Santinelli, Santilli, Santi and many more.

Early Notables of the Santi family

Prominent among members of the family was

Giovanni Santi (c. 1435-1494), an Italian painter and decorator, father of Raphael
Francesco Maria Santinelli (1627-1697), an Italian marquis, count, Marinist poet, librettist, freemason and alchemist

Santi migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

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
Nello Santi (b. 1931), Italian conductor, often called "Papa Santi"
Brenden Santi (b. 1993), Australian professional rugby league footballer
Santi Gutiérrez Calle (1945-2023), Spanish footballer

Citations +

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)