Type Surname (from location)
Usage Italian (Tuscan)
Meaning & History
The surname De Santa was first found in Lucca, a city and comune in Tuscany, capital of the province of Lucca and where Bascilican type churches abound. The history commences in 218 B.C., and passed through many hands in the intervening centuries. Many notable scholars and prelates lived here. It is also used by characters in Red Dead Redemption (2010), and Grand Theft Auto 5 (2013).