Explore the Family Name Santor

The meaning of Santor

1. American French: altered form of St. Onge. Compare Santo. 2. Polish: possibly from an altered short form of the personal name Alexander. Compare Sander, Santer. 3. Spanish: probably an altered form of Galician Santoro.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Santor saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Santor ranked 38,263 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had fallen to 45,804, marking a drop of approximately 19.71%. The count of people bearing this surname also declined from 544 in 2000 to 466 in 2010, reflecting a reduction of about 14.34%. As such, the proportion of Santors per 100k individuals in the population dropped by 20% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,263	#45,804	-19.71%
Count	544	466	-14.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.16	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Santor

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Santor, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals several shifts between 2000 and 2010. Although the majority of those with the Santor surname identified as White (90.81% in 2000 and 86.91% in 2010), there was a visible 4.29% decrease over this period. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 2.94% to 3.86%, while those claiming Hispanic heritage rose from 4.60% to 5.36%. A significant change was observed among those reporting two or more races, which more than doubled from 1.47% to 3.00%. No person bearing the surname Santor identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.81%	86.91%	-4.29%
Hispanic	4.6%	5.36%	16.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.94%	3.86%	31.29%
Two or More Races	1.47%	3%	104.08%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%