Santiago (surname)

Last updated
Santiago
PronunciationEnglish: /ˌsæntiˈɑːɡoʊ/ , US also /ˌsɑːn-/ ; [1]
Spanish: [sanˈtjaɣo]
Tagalog: [santɪago] , alternately [-tʃa-]
Language(s) Spanish
Origin
Word/name Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Meaning"Saint James"
Region of origin Galicia, Spain
Other names
Variant form(s)Santhiago

Santiago is a Spanish, Portuguese, [2] and Galician surname. The surname Santiago was first found in Galicia, Spain. [3] There are other forms that are shortened versions of Santiago: Sant, Santo, Sancto, Sancti, Sanct, Sanctis Santi. Also, these spellings apply to all the righteous men of the Calendar of the days of the Patron Saints. [4] Santiago is a habitational name from any of the numerous places named for the dedication of churches to St. James (Sant Iago).

Contents

The name de Santiago / Sousa de Santiago is also the name of an Afro-Creole noble family with roots in Portugal and Spain. Descendants can be found in Puerto Rico, Portugal, [5] Louisiana, Cuba, and Brazil.

People

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. ISBN   978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ↑ "Portuguese Surnames - Behind the Name".
  3. ↑ "Distribution of surname SANTIAGO". Spain Surname Map. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  4. ↑ Santiago Surname origin.
  5. ↑ "Distribution of surname SANTIAGO". Portugal Surname Map. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
WPanthroponymy.svg
This page lists people with the surname Santiago.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.