Explore the Family Name Szanto

The meaning of Szanto

1. Hungarian (Szántó): occupational name for a plowman, szántó (from szánt ‘to plow’). 2. Jewish (from Hungary; Szántó): adoption of the name in 1 above either as a Hungarian calque of the formerly used German-based surname, or because the Hungarian surname (or word) has some sounds in common with the original surname. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Istvan, Mihaly, Andras, Arpad, Katalin, Lajos, Laszlo, Lazlo, Miklos, Rezso, Sandor, Tibor. German Erwin, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Szanto" experienced some growth between 2000 and 2010. The rank improved from 58,553 in 2000 to 56,588 in 2010, marking a change of 3.36%. The count also increased by 11.42% over the decade, rising from 324 to 361. However, the proportion per 100,000 people stayed consistent at 0.12, suggesting that while the name has become more common, it is not significantly more widespread in the population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,553	#56,588	3.36%
Count	324	361	11.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Szanto

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of people with the surname "Szanto" identify as White, though there's been a slight decrease from 95.06% in 2000 to 93.35% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 34.86%, moving from 3.70% to 4.99%. There were no reported changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with their percentages remaining at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.06%	93.35%	-1.8%
Hispanic	3.7%	4.99%	34.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%