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The Santucci surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,278 people carried this name — #9,870 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 90,100 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,243 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Santucci surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From the personal name Santuccio.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Santucci» (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 953 people named Santucci 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 458
Mendoza 147
Santa Fe 109
City of Buenos Aires 90
Córdoba 57
Tucumán 34
Entre Ríos 32
Chaco 26

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 926 people named Santucci.

113 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 42 départements, most often Corsica.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 113
Corsica 460
Bouches-du-Rhône 104
Paris 61
Alpes-Maritimes 34
Vaucluse 24
Var 23
Hérault 13
Gard 9

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

72 people named Santucci live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 14
Aargau 11
Geneva 9
Vaud 8
Bern 7
Neuchâtel 6
Fribourg 5
Graubünden 4

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 print

Santucci in American newspapers,
1915–1921.

Newspaper page from Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiser carrying the name Santucci
Newark Evening Star And Newark Advertiser 1915-07-14
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Santucci
The Day Book 1916-02-25
Newspaper page from Free Trader-journal And Ottawa Fair Dealer carrying the name Santucci
Free Trader-journal And Ottawa Fair Dealer 1921-11-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 870 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Santucci,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Graziano Santucci d. 1517 · Catholic priest
  • Girolamo Santucci d. 1494 · Catholic priest
  • Ercole Santucci 1502– · music educator
  • Antonio Santucci 1550– · astronomer
  • Marco Santucci 1762–1843 · composer
  • Marco Santucci 1762–1843 · composer

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

When the index is not enough

This page says where Santucci is.
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