The Desantis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,117 people carried this name — #3,530 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 29,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 9,997 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Desantis surname

A surname from Italian, variant of DeSantis.

From Italian De Santis.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «De Santis» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 151 people named Desantis live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Tucumán.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Tucumán 71
Buenos Aires Province 69
City of Buenos Aires 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Desantis in American newspapers,
1921–1924.

Newspaper page from The Columbia Evening Missourian carrying the name Desantis
The Columbia Evening Missourian 1921-02-11
Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Desantis
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1921-02-10
Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Desantis
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1924-01-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 414 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Desantis in Australian newspapers,
1900s–1950s.

23 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Desantis. The most, 9, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 8
Victoria 4
Queensland 3
South Australia 3
Tasmania 2
Western Australia 2
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Desantis.

Who carried it

People named Desantis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Giuseppe De Santis
    Giuseppe De Santis 1917–1997 · director
  • Joe De Santis
    Joe De Santis 1909–1989 · television actor
  • Pasqualino De Santis 1927–1996 · camera operator
  • Lucio De Santis 1922–2006 · film actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named Desantis,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,387 records

3,387 records of the Desantis name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,847
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 486
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 438
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 403
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 125
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 85
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Armand A. Desantis

    Born 1914 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1941 at Butler; gardener from Butler County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Calvary Cemetery, Butler, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Concetta Desantis

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Moltke from Naples, aged 19; domestic. From Accettura, Matera, Italy; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Stephen Anthony Desantis

    Born 1946; from Waterbury, Connecticut. U.S. Army, aircraft repair technician; died in an accident 1969 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 3,387 records for Desantis in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

France98 records

98 records of the Desantis name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Jean Desantis

    Born 1930 in Marseille; died 1991 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Antoinette Josette Desantis

    Born 1923 in Sète; died 2000 in Sète (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henri Francois Desantis

    Born 1911 in Cavaillon; died 1994 in Carpentras (Vaucluse).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 98 records for Desantis in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Desantis name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 8
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Umberto De Santis

    Ladies hairdresser of Windsor, Victoria; died 1961.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Vincenzo Desantis

    Arrived in Victoria in 1901 aboard the Ormuz, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Maria Luigia De Santis

    Died 1976; buried at Woden Cemetery, Canberra, ACT.

    ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Desantis in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Desantis name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Donato Desantis

    Buried in 1982 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 89.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Saverio Desantis

    Died 1970; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Josephine Desantis

    Buried in 1957 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Desantis in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands6 records

6 records of the Desantis name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 5
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria Louisa de Santis

    In the population register of Deventer; born 1844 in Italy.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel, locatie Deventer (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 6 records for Desantis in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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Surnames next to Desantis.

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