How common is the last name Santiago?

125,697 people in the United States have the last name Santiago, about 1 in 2,378. It ranks #238 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SANTIAGO

#238

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
125,697
About
1 in 2,378
This common or more
24.2%
Who bears it

Of the 125,697 people with the last name Santiago, 86.7% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 5.8% as White and 5% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Santiago

#236 Richards · 126,138#237 Johnston · 126,068#239 Contreras · 125,396#240 Guerrero · 125,229

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Santiago, most common first.

#11,223 Santizo · 2,694#28,769 Sandiego · 880#84,231 Sandigo · 240#92,574 Santago · 213#98,501 Santiso · 197

Also a first name

As a first name, Santiago ranks #654 of 53,615, with 80,841 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 7,560 births. See Santiago as a first name

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