De Santis Family History
De Santis Surname Meaning
Italian: patronymic from the personal name Santo. It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the broader sense ‘belonging to of’ in this case ‘member of the Santi family’ (compare Santi).
Compare De Sanctis, Di Santis and Santis.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
