Santellan

Santellan Meaning & Origin

About Santellan
The surname Santellan is of Spanish origin and is derived from the personal name "Santelmo," meaning "Saint Elmo" in English. It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Santelmo. The name Santelmo itself is derived from the Latin word "sanctus," meaning "holy" or "saint," and the Greek word "helmos," meaning "helmet." Therefore, the surname Santellan can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Saint Elmo" or "son of the holy helmet."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Santellan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Santellan: 446
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 47,521
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.15

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Santellan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SNTLN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S0530405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AE1 N T AH0 L AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/santellan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SNTLN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S534

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Santellan in Braille

Here's how to represent Santellan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Santellan in braille

How to sign the name Santellan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Santellan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Santellan in sign language

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