Santamaria History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Santamaria family

The surname Santamaria was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Santamaria Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Santa Maria, Santa Marie, St. Maria, St. Marie and many more.

Early Notables of the Santamaria family

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Santamaria Ranking

In the United States, the name Santamaria is the 6,520^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Santamaria is ranked the 4,794^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 – 2,000 people with that name. 2

 Santamaria migration to the United States+

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Santamaria Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

• Alonso De Santa Maria who settled in Florida in 1587
• Diego De Santa Maria who arrived in America in 1596

Santamaria Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Juan Santa Maria who immigrated to Puerto Rico in 1803
• Miguel Santa Maria who settled in Philadelphia in 1816
• Fidel Santamaria, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1884 3
• Abraham Santamaria, aged 29, who settled in America, in 1896

Santamaria Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Agostino Santamaria, aged 4, who landed in America from Licata, in 1907
• Alfonso Santamaria, aged 29, who settled in America, in 1909
• Adolfo Santamaria, aged 53, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
• Alexander Santamaria, aged 22, who landed in America from Santanda, Spain, in 1918
• Alejandro Santamaria, aged 22, who landed in America, in 1919
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Contemporary Notables of the name Santamaria (post 1700)+

• Sergio Santamaría González (b. 1980), Spanish retired footballer
• Ramón “Mongo” Santamaría Rodríguez (1922-2003), Cuban rumba quinto master and an Afro-Cuban Latin jazz percussionist, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998
• Bartholomew Augustine “B.A.” Santamaria (1915-1998), Australian social and political writer, inspiration for the founding of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP)
• José Santamaria Iglesias (b. 1929), Uruguayan former football player and coach
• Domingo Santa Maria González (1825-1889), president of Chile between 1881 and 1886
• Jodi Santamaria (b. 1982), Filipina actress
• Francisco J. Santamaria (1886-1963), Mexican writer and politician
• Claudio Santamaria (b. 1974), Italian actor