Santis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

From the historical and enchanting region of Spain emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Santis 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 Santis 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.

Early Origins of the Santis family

The surname Santis was first found in Castile, predominant among the Christian kingdoms of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Santis family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Santis research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1155 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Santis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Santis Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: disanto, Santos, Santo, Santero, Dossantos, Di Santo and many more.

Early Notables of the Santis family

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Santis migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Santis Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gustav Asemalds Santis, who landed in New York, NY in 1899 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Santis (post 1700) +

Michael P. De Santis, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1954 2
Giuseppe De Santis (1917-1997), Italian film director

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Michael Santis. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html