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From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Santa 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 Santa 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.
The surname Santa was first found in Castile, predominant among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santa research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1155 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Santa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: disanto, Santos, Santo, Santero, Dossantos, Di Santo and many more.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Santa Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: