Surname · also Italian

Santorum

“of the saints”

Santorum is a surname from Italian, ultimately from Latin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Santorum goes back to Latin sanctorum, meaning “of the saints.”

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Where it comes from

Santorum comes from Italian, and ultimately from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin sanctorum (“of the saints”), from Italian Santorino (“from the island of Santorini”).

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