Santiago (surname)
Santiago is both a Spanish and Portuguese[1] surname. The surname Santiago was first found in Galicia, Spain. There are other forms that are shortened versions of Santiago: Sant, Santo, Sancto, Sancti, Sanct, Sanctis Santi. Also these spellings apply to all the righteous men of the Calendar of the days of the Patron Saints.[2] Santiago is a habitational name from any of the numerous places named for the dedication of churches to St. James (Sant Iago).
Language(s) | Spanish |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Galician, Spanish, Portuguese |
Meaning | "Saint James" |
Region of origin | Galicia, Spain |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Santhiago |
People
- Adalberto Santiago, salsa singer
- Americo Santiago, American politician
- Benito Santiago (born 1965), Puerto Rican baseball catcher
- Benito Santiago Jr. (born 1989), son of the above; Puerto Rican basketball player
- Brandon J. Santiago, creator, writer and illustrator of the webcomic Erma
- Carlos E. Santiago, economist and educator; Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee[307]
- Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago, beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2001; first Puerto Rican and first Caribbean-born layperson to be beatified
- Charles Santiago, Malaysian politician
- Daniel Santiago, former NBA basketball player
- Eddie Santiago, salsa singer
- Eduardo Santiago Delpín, surgeon; wrote the first book in Spanish about organ transplants
- Elena Santiago (born 1941), Spanish writer
- Esmeralda Santiago, author
- Emile Santiago (1899-1995), American costume designer
- Ezequiel Santiago (1973–2019), American politician
- Héctor Santiago-Colón, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
- Herman Santiago, rock n roll singer; composed song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
- Hugo Santiago, film director
- Irene Santiago, peace negotiator from the Philippines
- Joey Santiago, guitarist of the Pixies and The Martinis
- José L. Santiago, the 2nd Battalion 9th Marines'USMC first Hispanic Sergeant Major
- Julia Santiago, joint chief executive officer of Outcast Studios
- Luis Santiago (1977–2005), Filipino TV director
- Manuela Santiago Collazo, Mayor of Vieques
- Margaret Santiago (1931-2018), American museum registrar
- María Elena Santiago, widow of rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly.
- Marvin Santiago (1947-2004), Puerto Rican salsa music singer
- Nellie R. Santiago (born 1843), New York state senator
- O. J. Santiago, NFL player
- Rafael Santiago Maria, a Brazilian footballer known as Santiago
- Renoly Santiago, actor
- Richard Santiago, a Puerto Rican boxer
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson, actor and playwright
- Saundra Santiago, actress
- Sonia Santiago, a ballerina in Germany
- Tony Santiago, military historian
- Vidal Santiago Díaz, political activist; barber of Pedro Albizu Campos and uncle of the novelist Esmeralda Santiago
- Zoraida Santiago, singer and composer
Fictional characters
- Amy Santiago, a detective in Brooklyn's ninety-ninth precinct in the comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Bobby Santiago, a supporting character in The Loud House
- Ronnie Anne Santiago, Bobby's sister in The Loud House
- Maria Santiago, Bobby and Ronnie Anne's mother in The Loud House
- Colonel Corazon Santiago, a faction leader in the PC strategy game Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
- Mila Santiago, a character in Belgian series Ghost Rockers
- President Luis Santiago, in the television series Babylon 5
- Omar Santiago, in the television series Harsh Realm
- Raphael Santiago, a vampire from Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series, as well as The Bane Chronicles, by the same author
- William Santiago, a member of the United States Marine Corps who was murdered at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in the movie A Few Good Men
- Santiago, a character in Mike Resnick's novels Santiago: a Myth of the Far Future (1986), and The Return of Santiago (2003)
- Santiago, a character on the United States television show Friday Night Lights, set in Texas (based on Buzz Bissinger's book)
- Santiago, the main character of Paulo Coelho's novel The Alchemist
- Santiago, a character in the novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez
- Santiago, the titular character of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea
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See also
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