Santagata Family History
Santagata Name Meaning
Italian: habitational name from any of the many places called with reference to a local church or shrine dedicated to Saint Agatha (Sant'Agata in Italian; see Agate ) notably Sant'Agata del Bianco (Reggio Calabria) Sant'Agata de’Goti (Bologna) Sant'Agata di Esaro (Cosenza) Sant'Agata li Battiati (Catania Sicily) or Sant'Agata Militello (Messina Sicily).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022