The Sant surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,441 people carried this name — #18,939 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 204,100 people counted. That is up 14% from 1,266 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 161 people named Sant.
48 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 108 people named Sant 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Sant live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Sant,
with a public archive behind them.
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James Sant 1820–1916 · artist -
Pere Sant i Cirera 1904– · sport cyclist -
Mary Edith Sant 1854–
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Mowbray Lees Sant 1863–1943 · Chief Constable
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William Sant 1891–1917
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Nicolina Charlotte Elise Sant 1909–1990 · domestic worker
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Sant.
- Sansano 149 · U.S. census
- Sanson 2,376 · U.S. census
- Sansone 5,270 · U.S. census
- Sansonetti 275 · U.S. census
- Sansoni 162 · U.S. census
- Sansoucy 224 · U.S. census
- Santa 2,738 · U.S. census
- Santacroce 965 · U.S. census
- Santacruz 8,264 · U.S. census
- Santalucia 413 · U.S. census
- Santamaria 12,375 · U.S. census
- Santana 60,667 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Sant is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.