Surname Santo in modern Croatia

Santo families are mainly Croats and they are mostly from Krizevci area , less frequently Hungarians (from Osijek ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar area and in Osijek.

Prevalence

About 160 people with faimily name Santo live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 170 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 10 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 18 cities and 17 other places, mostly in Daruvar (25), Guscerovec in Krizevci area (15), Zagreb (10), Osijek (10), and in Novska (10).

Outside Croatia

At least one family with this surname emigrated from Croatia to the United States.
Family name Santo (including: Shanto , Szanto , Santho , Santoo , Santto , Szantho , Santoh , Shantho and Ssuanto ) is present in 125 countries worldwide. "Szanto " is used by some 10000 people in Hungary , about 4000 in Romania , and some 2000 people in the United States. "Santto " is used by small number of people in Brazil and small number in the United States. "Szantho " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tibor Santo, Boris Santo, Jerka Santo, Gorica Santo, Marijan Santo, Franjo Santo, Marko Santo, Vera Santo, Ladislav Santo, Goran Santo, Snježana Santo, Vesela Santo, Mišel Santo, Luka Santo, Marijana Santo, Leon Santo, Mariano Santo, Katarina Santo, Mario Santo

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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