Santos is a Spanish surname with several variations. It can also be a Portuguese and Galician surname. The English translation of Santos is Saints . A singular version, Santo , may occur. Origin: Christian , from Latin sanctus .
The dos Santos (English: 'of the saints') variation in Portugal and Galicia was commonly given to a baby born or baptised around All Saints’ Day .[1]
Near the close of the nineteenth century and at the end of the Brazilian Empire , the abolition of slavery in Brazil led to the rise in the name's usage within slave communities, Santos becoming a common surname in area of the Bay of All Saints . A Portuguese slave with no surname, for example, might take the name Santos upon the abolition of slavery and subsequently earning his freedom; this would indicate that he was of Bahian origin. The surname was also used as a way to shorten the names of Brazilians, for example: Manuel da Bahia de Todos os Santos (en: Manuel of the Bay of All Saints).
Other Iberian grammatical forms include: De Santo, De Santos, Del Santo, Santi, Santis, Santiz, Senti, Sentis and others. Notable individuals with the surname Santos include:
General The Coat of arms of Alexandre Jose Maria dos Santos , who is a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Ahmed Santos (newspaper columnist) (born 1974), Mexican newspaper columnist and former boxerAlberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), Brazilian aviation pioneerAlexandre Jose Maria dos Santos , a Mozambican Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.Alfredo M. Santos (1905–1990), former Filipino AFP chief of staffDomitila, Marchioness of Santos (1797–1867), Brazilian noblewoman and the mistress of Emperor Pedro I of BrazilGeorge Anthony Devolder Santos (1988- ) Expelled member of the United States House of Representatives, 2023Isabel dos Santos , daughter of President of Angola from 1979 to 2017 José Eduardo dos Santos ; as of 2020, her wealth is $2 billion & the richest person in AfricaLúcia dos Santos , known as Sister Lúcia of Jesus, Portuguese Roman Catholic Carmelite nun and seer of Our Lady of FatimaLúcio Alberto Pinheiro dos Santos (1889– 1950), Portuguese philosopherJosé Abad Santos (1886–1942), 5th Justice of the Supreme Court of the PhilippinesPaulino Santos , (1890–1945), Filipino soldierRicardo Santos (disambiguation) Rufino Jiao Santos (1908–1973), Filipino Archbishop of Manila and cardinalSantos Benavides (1823–1891), American soldierVicente Abad Santos (1916–1993), Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Mathematics Radleigh Eigen Santos (born 1966), American mathematician, wrote 13 major papers contributing to the study of Eigenvalues and eigenvectors , best known for going to underpriveleged high schools to spark students' interest in linear algebra and its applications.
Arts Santos (artist) (Sante Pucello, born 1971), Italian DJAntony Santos (born 1967), Dominican Bachata singer/composerAnthony "Romeo" Santos , Dominican-American songwriter, lead singer, and featured composer of AventuraArtur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941), known as Pepetela , Angolan writerAry dos Santos (1937–1984), Portuguese poetCesar Santos (born 1982) Cuban-American artist and portrait painterCharo Santos (born 1955), Filipino actress and president of ABS-CBN NetworkDaniel Santos (singer) (1916–1992), Puerto Rican singer and composerDiana Santos (born 1950), Mexican voice actressDomingo Santos (1941–2018), Spanish writerEmanuele Rodriguez dos Santos (c. 1702–1764) Portuguese-Roman architectEnrique Santos Discépolo (1901–1951), Argentine musicianErik Ramos Santos (born 1982), Filipino singerGervacio Santos , Filipino film editorHenry Santos Jeter , Dominican singer and composer/vocals for Aventura Jay Santos , Spanish dance singerJesse Santos (1928–2013), Filipino comics artistJoe Santos (1931–2016), American actorJoly Braga Santos (1924–1988), Portuguese composer and conductorJosé dos Santos Ferreira (1919–1993), Portuguese-Macanese writerJosé Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos (1929–1987), known as Zeca Afonso , Portuguese singer, composer and poetJovino Santos-Neto (born 1954), Brazilian musicianJudy Ann Santos (born 1978), Filipino actressLenny Santos , Dominican-American guitarist, producer/arranger for Aventura Lucélia Santos (born 1957), Brazilian actress, director and producerMaría Santos (1899–1949), Argentine actressMatthew Santos (born 1982), American alternative music singerMax Santos , Dominican-American bassist for AventuraMayra Santos-Febres (born 1966), Puerto-Rican writerNelson Pereira dos Santos (1928–2018), Brazilian movie directorPablo Santos (1987–2006), Mexican actorPatricia Santos Marcantonio , American fiction writerRhea Santos (born 1979), Filipino TV news host and journalistRoberto Santos (1928–1987), Brazilian film directorRomeo Santos , American singer, songwriter, record producer and actorVilma Santos , Filipino actress
Politicians Ahmed Santos (militant) , Filipino convert to Islam and political militantAntonio da Costa Santos (died 2001), Brazilian architect and politicianAntónio dos Santos Ramalho Eanes (born 1935), Portuguese general and politicianConrad Santos (1934–2016), Canadian politicianDaiana Santos (politician) (1982-), Brazilian politicianDélio dos Santos (died 2020), Brazilian politicianEduardo Santos Montejo , owned the El Tiempo newspaper, and served as the President of Colombia from August 1938 to August 1942Elvin Santos (born 1963), Honduras 2009 presidential candidateFarley Santos , American politician from ConnecticutFernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 1950), Angolan politicianFrancis E. Santos , CHamoru (Guam) politicianFrancisco R. Santos , CHamoru (Guam) politicianGeorge Santos (born 1988), American politicianHélio de Oliveira Santos (born 1950), Brazilian physician and politicianJosé Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022), Angolan politician and former president of AngolaJosé Santos Guardiola (1816–1862), Honduran politicianJosé Santos Zelaya (1853–1919), Nicaraguan politicianJuan Manuel Santos Calderón , Colombian presidentManuel António dos Santos (born 1943), Portuguese politicianMarcelino dos Santos (1929–2020), Mozambican politicianTeresita Santos , politician from the Northern Mariana Islands
Sports Adilson dos Santos (born 1976), Brazilian footballerAirton Ribeiro Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballerAlejandro de los Santos (1902–1982), Argentine footballerAlessandro dos Santos , Brazilian-Japanese footballerAlison dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian runnerÁlvaro Santos (born 1980), Brazilian footballerAndré Bernardes Santos (born 1989), Portuguese midfielder footballerAndré Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballerAndréia dos Santos , Brazilian footballerAntony Matheus dos Santos (born 2000), Brazilian footballerArwind Santos (born 1981), Filipino basketball playerCairo Santos (born 1991), Brazilian American football placekickerCésar Santos (born 1969), Brazilian footballerCristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro , Portuguese footballerDaiane dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian gymnastDaniel Santos (boxer) (born 1975), Puerto Rican boxerDjalma Santos (1929–2013), Brazilian footballerEdgardo Santos (born 1970), Puerto Rican professional boxerEriks Santos (born 1996), Brazilian footballerFausto dos Santos (1905–1939), Brazilian footballerFernando Castro Santos (born 1952), Spanish football managerFernando Santos (Brazilian footballer) (born 1980)Fernando Santos (Portuguese footballer) (born 1954), now a football managerFlavio Santos (born 1987), Mexican footballerFrancileudo Santos (born 1979), Brazilian-born Tunisian footballerGeorges Santos , French-born (born 1970), Cape Verdean footballerGiovani dos Santos (born 1989), Mexican footballerGregory Santos (born 1999), Dominican baseball playerHéctor Santos (footballer) (1944–2019), Uruguayan footballerHéctor Santos (athlete) (born 1998), Spanish long jumperIliarde Santos (born 1980), Brazilian mixed martial artistJonathan dos Santos (born 1990), Mexican footballerJorge Luis dos Santos (born 1972), Brazilian footballerJosé Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix , Portuguese football managerJulio Santos (born 1976), Ecuadorian freestyle swimmerJunior dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artistKelly Santos (born 1979), Brazilian WNBA basketball playerLeicy Santos , Colombian footballerLeslie George Santos , Hong Kong footballerLuis Santos (baseball) (born 1991), Dominican baseball pitcherLuís Santos (water polo) (born 1980), Brazilian water polo goalkeeperLuíz Antônio dos Santos (born 1964), Brazilian long-distance runnerLuís Fernando Rodrigues dos Santos (born 1983), Brazilian footballerMaicon Santos (born 1984), Brazilian footballerManny Santos (boxer) (1940–2013), Tongan/New Zealand boxer of the 1960s and '70sMarc Dos Santos (born 1977), Canadian soccer managerMarcílio Luís Evangelista dos Santos (born 1964), Brazilian footballer known as SantosMarco Aurélio Cunha dos Santos (born 1967), Brazilian footballerMaria Santos (swimmer) (born 1978), Portuguese swimmerMarílson Gomes dos Santos (born 1977), Brazilian distance-runnerNeymar da Silva Santos, Jr. (born 1992), Brazilian footballerNicholas Santos (born 1980), Brazilian freestyle swimmerNílton Santos (1925–2013), Brazilian football playerOmir Santos (born 1981), Puerto Rican baseball playerPaulo Jorge dos Santos Futre (born 1966), Portuguese footballerRenan dos Santos (born 1989), Brazilian footballerRicardo Izecson dos Santos Leite aka "Kaká" (born 1982), Brazilian footballerRicky Santos (born 1984), American Canadian football quarterbackRodney Santos (born 1973), Filipino professional basketball playerRodrigo dos Santos (born 1981), Brazilian water polo playerRonivaldo Santos Conceição (born 1972), Brazilian squash playerRony Santos (born 1995), Cape Verdean footballerSergio Santos (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball playerSérgio Santos (volleyball) (born 1975), also known as Serginho or Escadinha, Brazilian volleyball playerSergio Santos (footballer, born 1994) , Brazilian footballerSérgio Santos (footballer, born 1998) , Portuguese footballerSidnei dos Santos, Jr. (born 1982), Brazilian volleyball player better known as SidãoSueli dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian javelin throwerTiago Alencar dos Santos (born 1986), Brazilian footballerTodd Santos (born 1964), American footballerToninho dos Santos (born 1965), Brazilian footballerVictor Irving Santos (born 1976), Dominican-American baseball playerYanelis Santos (born 1986), Cuban volleyball player
Others Altamira Cecília dos Santos (1923-2019), Candomblé high priestessCayetano Santos Godino (1896-1944), Argentine serial killerEunice Santos , American computer scientistJohan Santos (born 1987), Filipino television actorKeity Souza Santos , Brazilian immunologistLena Lorraine Santos (1928–2004), American secretary, clubwoman, and civil rights advocateLulu Santos (born 1953), Brazilian singer and guitaristRiza Santos (born 1987), Filipino-Canadian beauty queenTony Santos , Spanish funk/R&B singer
Characters
All My Children
See also
References ^ "Dos Santos: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, & Inspiration - FamilyEducation".