Show ContentsSantoso History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Santoso family

The surname Santoso 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 Santoso family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santoso 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 Santoso History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Santoso Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Santoso family

Notable bearers of the family name Santoso 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, was a servant and steward at the Casa del sol for Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, first count of Gondomar (1567-1626).Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (1794-1876), usually known as Santa Anna or López de Santa Anna, was a Mexican politician and general. Born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Nueva España (New Spain), on 21 February 1794...
Another 218 words (16 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Santoso Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Santoso family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francisco Santos who came to New Spain in 1534; Lorenzo Santos who immigrated to Cartagena in 1577; and Antonio de Santos who arrived in Peru in 1594. Among later migrants were Bercine DeLos Santos who came to Texas in 1835.


Contemporary Notables of the name Santoso (post 1700) +

  • General Djoko Santoso (1952-2020), Indonesian army officer, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 2005 to 2007


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


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