Santos

See also: santos

English

Etymology 1

From Santo ‎ -s.

Proper noun

Santos

1. plural of Santo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese Santos.

Proper noun

Santos

1. A municipality of São Paulo, Brazil

Etymology 3

From Romance (Spanish Santos, Portuguese Santos).

Proper noun

Santos (plural Santoses)

1. A surname from the Romance languages

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Santos is the 206^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 137,232 individuals. Santos is most common among Hispanic/Latino (62.20%), White (20.06%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.32%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Astons, Stanos, asston

Catalan

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Santos ?

1. Santos

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Santos

1. a surname from Spanish

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Santos

1. a surname from Spanish

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Proper noun

Santos

1. a surname from Spanish

Portuguese

Etymology

From santos, plural of santo (“saint”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tus/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tus/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tuʃ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tos/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tuʃ/

• Hyphenation: San‧tos

Proper noun

Santos

1. Santos (a municipality of São Paulo, Brazil)

Proper noun

Santos m or f by sense

1. a surname

Spanish

Etymology

From santos (“saints”) (plural of santo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsantos/ [ˈsãn̪.t̪os]
• Rhymes: -antos
• Syllabification: San‧tos

Proper noun

Santos m or f by sense

1. a religious surname

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish santos (“saints”) (plural of santo).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsantos/ [ˈsan̪.t̪os]
• Rhymes: -antos
• Syllabification: San‧tos

Proper noun

Santos (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜐ᜔)

1. a Christian surname from Spanish, commonly adopted by early Christian Filipinos

Derived terms

• Abad Santos
• De los Santos
• General Paulino Santos
• Gensan
• Jose Abad Santos
• Villa Santos

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Santos is the 6^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 342,746 individuals.