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The Santini surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,680 people carried this name — #8,896 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,000 people counted. That is up 20% from 3,056 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Santini surname

Diminutive form of the surname Santi.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Santini» (Italian), 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 2,227 people named Santini 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 930
Córdoba 294
Entre Ríos 267
Santa Fe 217
City of Buenos Aires 172
Mendoza 136
Misiones 82
Río Negro 39

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,328 people named Santini.

248 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 60 départements, most often Corsica.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 248
Corsica 508
Bouches-du-Rhône 142
Paris 85
Alpes-Maritimes 46
Var 40
Meurthe-et-Moselle 35
Rhône 33
Nord 15

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

280 people named Santini live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Ticino 101
Zurich 57
Vaud 26
Geneva 24
Aargau 20
Valais 14
Solothurn 8
Thurgau 7

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.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 45 people named Santini live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 34
Walloon Brabant 6
Brussels-Capital 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Santini in American newspapers,
1910–1919.

Newspaper page from San Antonio Light And Gazette carrying the name Santini
San Antonio Light And Gazette 1910-11-20
Newspaper page from Free Trader-journal carrying the name Santini
Free Trader-journal 1919-10-24
Newspaper page from East St. Louis Daily Journal carrying the name Santini
East St. Louis Daily Journal 1919-10-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,864 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Santini,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Marianne Santini
    Marianne Santini 1715–1785 · writer
  • Fortunato Santini
    Fortunato Santini 1778–1861 · composer
  • Giovanni Santini d. 1929 · politician
  • Antonio Santini 1577–1662 · astronomer
  • Vincenzo Santini 1676–1728 · Catholic priest
  • Francesco Santini 1680–1709 · sculptor

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Santini.

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