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De Santos Family History

De Santos Surname Meaning

Spanish: habitational name formed with the preposition de ‘from’ for someone from any of the places called Los Santos.

For example, Los Santos de Maimona in Badajoz province is one such location.

See also Santos.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how De Santos families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Santos family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most De Santos families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there was 1 De Santos family living in California. This was about 50% of all the recorded De Santos's in USA. California and 1 other state had the highest population of De Santos families in 1880.
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Between 1979 and 2004, in the United States, De Santos life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1995, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for De Santos in 1979 was 71, and 73 in 2004.

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