Family name origins & meanings
- Southern Italian : habitational name from any of numerous places, especially in the south, named Sant’Angelo for a local shrine or church dedicated to St. Angelo, as for example Sant’Angelo a Cupolo (Benevento), Sant’Angelo a Fasanella (Salerno), Sant’Angelo all’Esca and Sant’Angelo a Scala (Avellino), Sant’Angelo d’Alife (Caserta), and Sant’Angelo del Pesco (Molise).
- Southern Italian : in some cases, possibly a compound personal name composed of the elements Santo + Angelo.