Santillana

Santillana Meaning & Origin

About Santillana
The surname Santillana is of Spanish origin and is derived from the place name Santillana, which is a town in the province of Cantabria, Spain. The name is believed to have originated from the Latin words "sanctus" meaning "holy" and "illa" meaning "small church." Therefore, the surname Santillana can be interpreted to mean "from the small holy church" or "belonging to the holy church."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Santillana: 1,118
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 22,892
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.38

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Santillana 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
S05304050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AE2 N T IH0 L AA1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/santillana*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SNTLN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S534

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Santillana in Braille

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

The name Santillana in braille

How to sign the name Santillana using Sign Language

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

The name Santillana in sign language

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