The Santoro surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,713 people carried this name — #4,076 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,587 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Santoro surname
From Latin (fēstum omnium) sānctōrum (“All Saints Day, feast of all saints”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Santoro» (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 5,144 people named Santoro 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 mapWhere 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
876 people named Santoro live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 484 people named Santoro.
Most of them — 282 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 240 people named Santoro 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
30 people named Santoro is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Santoro in American newspapers,
1898–1951.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,609 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Santoro,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rosalbino Santoro 1858–1942 · teacher -
Rubens Santoro 1859–1942 · painter -
Giovanni Santoro 1859–1941 · politician -
Giuseppe Santoro 1894–1975 · military personnel -
Tomás Santoro Iglesias 1912–1972 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 246 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Santoro.
- Santinelli 126 · U.S. census
- Santini 3,680 · U.S. census
- Santo 4,620 · U.S. census
- Santon 249 · U.S. census
- Santoni 695 · U.S. census
- Santori 378 · U.S. census
- Santos 137,232 · U.S. census
- Santucci 3,278 · U.S. census
- Santus 105 · U.S. census
- Santy 621 · U.S. census
- Sanz 1,847 · U.S. census
- Saoud 275 · U.S. census
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