Explore the Family Name Santoli

The meaning of Santoli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Santolo, which is a personal name derived from Santo, or, in northern Italy, a relationship name or nickname from regional santolo ‘godfather’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Agnese, Angelo, Carmela, Domenic, Enza, Giuseppe, Massimo, Nunzio, Pietro, Sal, Vitaliano, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Santoli' has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 49,471 out of all surnames, and in 2010, it moved up the list to rank 48,530. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 9.02 percent, from 399 in 2000 to 435 in 2010. Despite these shifts, the proportion of individuals with the 'Santoli' surname per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,471	#48,530	1.9%
Count	399	435	9.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Santoli

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals with the 'Santoli' surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a small decrease from 94.74 percent to 94.02 percent. The percentage of Santoli's identifying as Hispanic saw a notable drop, from 4.01 percent in 2000 to 2.76 percent in 2010. Noteworthy is the appearance in 2010 of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races, both categories recording a 1.38 percent representation, whereas there were none in 2000. The surname had no representation within Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.74%	94.02%	-0.76%
Hispanic	4.01%	2.76%	-31.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.38%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.38%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%