Santos (surname)

Santos
Pronunciation	ˈsɐ̃tus
Origin
Word/name	Sanctorum (Latin for Saints)
Meaning	Saints
Region of origin	Portugal, Spain
Other names
Variant forms	"dos Santos", "de los Santos", "de Santos", "e Santos", "de Santo", "del Santo"

Last updated October 27, 2025

Santos is a Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surname with several variations. The English translation of Santos is Saints . A singular version, Santo, may occur. Origin: Christian, from Latin sanctus.

General

Ahmed Santos (newspaper columnist) (born 1974), Mexican newspaper columnist and former boxer
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer
Alexandre Jose Maria dos Santos (1924-2021), Mozambican Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Alfredo M. Santos (1905–1990), Filipino AFP chief of staff
Altamira Cecília dos Santos (1923-2019), Candomblé high priestess
Cayetano Santos Godino (1896-1944), Argentine serial killer
Domitila, Marchioness of Santos (1797–1867), Brazilian noblewoman and the mistress of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil
Eunice Santos, American computer scientist
Isabel dos Santos (born 1973), daughter of President of Angola from 1979 to 2017
José Abad Santos (1886–1942), 5th Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Keity Souza Santos, Brazilian immunologist
Lena Lorraine Santos (1928–2004), American secretary, clubwoman, and civil rights advocate
Lúcia dos Santos (1907-2005), known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus, Portuguese Roman Catholic Carmelite nun and seer of Our Lady of Fatima
Lúcio Alberto Pinheiro dos Santos (1889–1950), Portuguese philosopher
Paulino Santos, (1890–1945), Filipino soldier
Riza Santos (born 1987), Filipino-Canadian beauty queen
Rufino Jiao Santos (1908–1973), Filipino Archbishop of Manila and cardinal
Santos Benavides (1823–1891), Mexican-American Confederate States army officer
Vicente Abad Santos (1916–1993), Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Arts

Art and architecture

Cesar Santos (born 1982) Cuban-American artist and portrait painter
Emanuele Rodriguez dos Santos (c. 1702–1764) Portuguese-Roman architect
Jesse Santos (1928–2013), Filipino comics artist

Music

Antony Santos (born 1967), Dominican Bachata singer/composer
Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born 1981), Dominican-American songwriter, lead singer, and featured composer of Aventura
Daniel Santos (singer) (1916–1992), Puerto Rican singer and composer
Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901–1951), Argentine musician
Erik Ramos Santos (born 1982), Filipino singer
Henry Santos Jeter (born 1979), Dominican singer and composer/vocals for Aventura
Jay Santos, Spanish dance singer
Joly Braga Santos (1924–1988), Portuguese composer and conductor
José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (1929–1987), known as Zeca Afonso, Portuguese singer, composer and poet
Jovino Santos-Neto (born 1954), Brazilian musician
Lenny Santos (born 1979), Dominican-American guitarist, producer/arranger for Aventura
Lulu Santos (born 1953), Brazilian singer and guitarist
Matthew Santos (born 1982), American alternative music singer
Max Santos (born 1982), Dominican-American bassist for Aventura
Romeo Santos (born 1981), American singer, songwriter, record producer and actor
Santos (DJ) (Sante Pucello, born 1971), Italian DJ
Tony Santos, Spanish funk/R&B singer

Poetry and literature

Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941), known as Pepetela, Angolan writer
Ary dos Santos (1937–1984), Portuguese poet
Domingo Santos (1941–2018), Spanish writer
José dos Santos Ferreira (1919–1993), Portuguese-Macanese writer
Mayra Santos-Febres (born 1966), Puerto-Rican writer
Patricia Santos Marcantonio, American fiction writer

Stage and screen

Charo Santos (born 1955), Filipino actress and former president of ABS-CBN Network
Diana Santos (born 1950), Mexican voice actress
Gervacio Santos, Filipino film editor
JC Santos (born 1988), Filipino actor
Joe Santos (1931–2016), American actor
Johan Santos (born 1987), Filipino television actor
Judy Ann Santos (born 1978), Filipino actress
Lucélia Santos (born 1957), Brazilian actress, director and producer
María Santos (1899–1949), Argentine actress
Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928–2018), Brazilian movie director
Pablo Santos (1987–2006), Mexican actor
Rhea Santos (born 1979), Filipino TV news host and journalist
Roberto Santos (1928–1987), Brazilian film director
Vilma Santos (born 1953), Filipino actress

Politicians

Ahmed Santos (born 1966), Filipino convert to Islam and political militant
Antonio da Costa Santos (1952-2001), Brazilian architect and politician
António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes (born 1935), Portuguese general and politician
Asela de los Santos (1929–2020), Cuban teacher, revolutionary and politician, and served as First Minister of Education in the government of the Communist Party of Cuba
Conrad Santos (1934–2016), Canadian politician
Daiana Santos (politician) (1982-), Brazilian politician
Délio dos Santos (died 2020), Brazilian politician
Eduardo Santos Montejo (1888-1974), owned the El Tiempo newspaper, and served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942
Elvin Santos (born 1963), Honduras 2009 presidential candidate
Farley Santos, American politician from Connecticut
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 1950), Angolan politician
Francis E. Santos, CHamoru (Guam) politician
Francisco R. Santos (1930-93), Chamoru (Guam) politician
George Santos (born 1988), American politician
Hélio de Oliveira Santos (born 1950), Brazilian physician and politician
Isabel Santos (born 1968), Portuguese politician
José Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022), Angolan politician and former president of Angola
José Santos Guardiola (1816–1862), Honduran politician
José Santos Zelaya (1853–1919), Nicaraguan politician
Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (born 1951), Colombian president
Manuel António dos Santos (born 1943), Portuguese politician
Marcelino dos Santos (1929–2020), Mozambican politician
Mary Ann Santos, American politician
Teresita Santos (born 1959), politician from the Northern Mariana Islands

Sport

American football

Cairo Santos (born 1991), Brazilian American football placekicker
Ricky Santos (born 1984), American Canadian football quarterback
Todd Santos (born 1964), American footballer

Athletics

Alison dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian runner
Almir dos Santos (born 1993), Brazilian triple jumper
Héctor Santos (athlete) (born 1998), Spanish long jumper
Luíz Antônio dos Santos (born 1964), Brazilian long-distance runner
Marílson Gomes dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian distance-runner
Sueli dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian javelin thrower
Wanda dos Santos (1932–2025), Brazilian hurdler

Baseball

Alex Santos (baseball) (born 2002), American baseball player
Gregory Santos (born 1999), Dominican baseball player
Luis Santos (born 1991), Dominican baseball pitcher
Omir Santos (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball player
Sergio Santos (born 1983), American baseball player
Victor Irving Santos (born 1976), Dominican-American baseball player
Winston Santos (baseball) (born 2002), Dominican baseball player

Basketball

Arwind Santos (born 1981), Filipino basketball player
Kelly Santos (born 1979), Brazilian WNBA basketball player
Rodney Santos (born 1973), Filipino professional basketball player

Boxing

Daniel Santos (born 1975), Puerto Rican boxer
Edgardo Santos (born 1970), Puerto Rican professional boxer
Manny Santos (1940–2013), Tongan/New Zealand boxer of the 1960s and '70s
Bob Santos, American boxing trainer, manager, and cutman

Soccer

Aderbar Santos (Aderbar Melo dos Santos Neto) (born 1990), Brazilian football goalkeeper
Adilson dos Santos (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
Airton Ribeiro Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
Alejandro de los Santos (1902–1982), Argentine footballer
Alessandro dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian-Japanese footballer
Álvaro Santos (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
André Bernardes Santos (born 1989), Portuguese midfielder footballer
André Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
Andréia dos Santos known as Maycon (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
Antony Matheus dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
Artur Santos (footballer) (1931–2025), Portuguese footballer
Camila Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballer
César Santos (born 1969), Brazilian footballer
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 1985), Portuguese footballer
Djalma Santos (1929–2013), Brazilian footballer
Eriks Santos (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
Fausto dos Santos (1905–1939), Brazilian footballer
Fernando Castro Santos (born 1952), Spanish football manager
Fernando Santos (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
Fernando Santos (born 1954), Portuguese footballer and football manager
Flavio Santos (born 1987), Mexican footballer
Francileudo Santos (born 1979), Brazilian-born Tunisian footballer
Georges Santos (born 1970), French-born Cape Verdean footballer
Giovani dos Santos (born 1989), Mexican footballer
Héctor Santos (footballer) (1944–2019), Uruguayan footballer
Jonathan dos Santos (born 1990), Mexican footballer
Jorge Luis dos Santos (born 1972), Brazilian footballer
José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix, Portuguese football manager
Leicy Santos, Colombian footballer
Leslie George Santos, Hong Kong footballer
Luís Fernando Rodrigues dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballer
Maicon Santos (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
Marc Dos Santos (born 1977), Canadian soccer manager
Marcílio Luís Evangelista dos Santos (born 1964), Brazilian footballer known as Santos
Marco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos (born 1967), Brazilian footballer
Neymar da Silva Santos, Jr. (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
Nílton Santos (1925–2013), Brazilian football player
Paulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (born 1966), Portuguese footballer
Rafael Santos Borré, Colombian football player
Renan dos Santos (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (born 1982), Brazilian footballer known as "Kaká"
Ricardo Santos, Brazilian footballer
Ricardo Santos, Portuguese footballer
Rony Santos (born 1995), Cape Verdean footballer
Santos (footballer, born 1983) (Rafael dos Santos Franciscatti), Brazilian football midfielder
Sergio Santos (born 1994), Brazilian footballer
Sérgio Santos (born 1998), Portuguese footballer
Tiago Alencar dos Santos (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
Toninho dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian footballer

Swimming

Julio Santos (born 1976), Ecuadorian freestyle swimmer
Maria Santos (born 1978), Portuguese swimmer
Nicholas Santos (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmer

Volleyball

Sérgio Santos (born 1975), also known as Serginho or Escadinha, Brazilian volleyball player
Sidnei dos Santos, Jr. (born 1982), Brazilian volleyball player better known as Sidão
Yanelis Santos (born 1986), Cuban volleyball player

Other sports

Daiane dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian gymnast
Iliarde Santos (born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial artist
Junior dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist
Luís Santos (water polo) (born 1980), Brazilian water polo goalkeeper
Martin Santos (born 1962), Guam cyclist
Ricardo Santos, Brazilian beach volleyball player
Ricardo Santos, Portuguese golfer
Ricardo Santos, Brazilian windsurfer
Rodrigo dos Santos (born 1981), Brazilian water polo player
Ronivaldo Santos Conceição (born 1972), Brazilian squash player
Winston Santos (born 1968), Venezuelan wrestler

Characters

Santos Family, in the American soap opera Guiding Light
- Danny Santos
- Michelle Bauer Santos
Matt Santos, character on the United States television show The West Wing
Manny Santos (Degrassi: The Next Generation), character on the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation
Nadia Santos, a fictional character in the television series Alias
In the ABC daytime drama All My Children
In the GMA Network daytime drama Abot-Kamay na Pangarap
- Analyn Santos
- Lyneth Santos

References

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