Explore the Family Name Santin

The meaning of Santin

1. Italian (Veneto): from the personal name Santin(o), a pet form of Santo. 2. Spanish (Santín): habitational name from any of the three places called Santín in Galicia. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jose, Alberto, Augusto, Beatriz, Carols, Gabriela, Lino, Lourdes, Luis, Manuel, Miguel. Italian Alessandro, Antonio, Caesar.

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How common is the last name Santin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Santin saw a steady rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 38,198 in 2000 to 35,671 in 2010, an increase of 6.62%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also grew, rising from 545 to 630, a growth of 15.6%. This escalation is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people as well, which slightly increased from 0.2 to 0.21 over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,198	#35,671	6.62%
Count	545	630	15.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.21	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Santin

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Santin surname identify as either White or Hispanic. From 2000 to 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by about 9%, from 56.33% to 51.27%. Conversely, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of approximately 12.5%, moving from 42.20% to 47.46%. The data indicated no change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, in 2000, there was a small percentage (0.92%) of individuals identifying with two or more races, but this category experienced a drop to 0 by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	56.33%	51.27%	-8.98%
Hispanic	42.2%	47.46%	12.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.92%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%