Saint Surname Guide

Official name counts are where our Saint file begins.

Surname origin

Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Saint line back. Standard surname dictionaries do not settle the origin of Saint, so we research it family by family rather than guess.

The 2010 census count for Saint in the United States was 1,897, good for rank 15,442. Between 1891 and 2000, 1,198 babies born in France were registered as Saint, with the most births in 1961–1970.

Heraldry and the Saint name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Saint coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

For the full story, order the Saint surname pack.