The Santon surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 249 people carried this name — #77,012 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (248).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Santon.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Savoie.
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 48 people named Santon 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 Santa Fe.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Santon 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 East Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Santon,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jörgen Peter Santon 1878–1944 · preacher
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Bruno Santon 1942–2023 · association football player
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Chantal Santon Jeffery 1975– · opera singer
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Aurélie Santon 1982– · alpine skier
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Davide Santon 1991– · association football player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Santon.
- Santiago 122,212 · U.S. census
- Santilli 1,549 · U.S. census
- Santin 630 · U.S. census
- Santinelli 126 · U.S. census
- Santini 3,680 · U.S. census
- Santo 4,620 · U.S. census
- Santoni 695 · U.S. census
- Santori 378 · U.S. census
- Santoro 8,713 · U.S. census
- Santos 137,232 · U.S. census
- Santucci 3,278 · U.S. census
- Santus 105 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Santon 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.