The Santander surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 891 people carried this name — #25,908 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 68 people named Santander.
Most of them — 42 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
20 people named Santander live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Santander.
- Santa 2,061 · U.S. census
- Santacroce 944 · U.S. census
- Santacruz 6,188 · U.S. census
- Santalucia 418 · U.S. census
- Santamaria 9,005 · U.S. census
- Santana 43,875 · U.S. census
- Santandrea 155 · U.S. census
- Santangelo 4,229 · U.S. census
- Santaniello 1,124 · U.S. census
- Santarelli 827 · U.S. census
- Sante 329 · U.S. census
- Santelli 1,091 · U.S. census
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