How common is the last name Santos?

144,026 people in the United States have the last name Santos, about 1 in 2,075. It ranks #190 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SANTOS

#190

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
144,026
About
1 in 2,075
This common or more
22.1%
Who bears it

Of the 144,026 people with the last name Santos, 61.4% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% as White and 14.1% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Santos

#188 Soto · 145,165#189 Garza · 144,658#191 Vazquez · 143,372#192 Rice · 142,463

Spelled almost the same

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

#40,983 Santis · 574#42,600 Santoso · 548#67,362 Santes · 316#124,450 Santas · 145#128,411 Sandos · 139#144,270 Santus · 117

Also a first name

As a first name, Santos ranks #1,046 of 53,615, with 40,112 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 337 births. See Santos as a first name

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