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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).

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how De Santis families moved over time by selecting different census years. The De Santis family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1891 and 1920. The most De Santis families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there was 1 De Santis family living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded De Santis's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of De Santis families in 1911.
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Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, De Santis life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1981. The average life expectancy for De Santis in 1955 was 56, and 75 in 2004.

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