Szanto Family History
Szanto Name Meaning
Hungarian (Szántó): occupational name for a plowman szántó (from szánt ‘to plow’). 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.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022