Santamaria - wikipedia Santamaria Santamaria ( also spelled Santamaría or Santa Maria ) is a surname from the Latin Arch in Europe. The name, a reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary meaning Holy Mary or Saint Mary, means the same thing in the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Catalan languages, as thus it has origins in several different European countries where those languages are spoken. The surname has spread further afield to the Americas, especially South America and various other places via immigration and colonisation. May also refer to : People Abel Santamaría, a leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement B.A. Santamaria, an Australian political activist and journalist Claudio Santamaria, an Italian actor Dom Santamaria, a drummer from the Australian band Epicure Francisco J. Santamaría, a Mexican writer and politician Haydée Santamaría, a Cuban revolutionary and politician Jodi Santamaria, a Filipina actress José Santamaría, a Uruguayan former football player and coach Juan Santamaría, the national hero of Costa Rica Kamahl Santamaria, a New Zealand television journalist Luis Santamaría, a Honduran football player Mongo Santamaría, an Afro - Cuban Latin jazz percussionist Monika Santa Maria, a Filipina - Malaysian fashion model Roberto Santamaría Ciprián, a Spanish football player Santiago Santamaría, a former Argentine football player Yūsuke Santamaria, a Japanese playwright, singer, television producer, graphics designer, and animator Other Juan Santamaría International Airport, an airport in Costa Rica Santamaria ( band ), a Portuguese eurodance band Santamaría Bullring, a bull ring in Bogotá, Colombia See also Santa Maria ( disambiguation ) References Jump up ^ `` Heraldica de Santamaria ''. Surnames.com. 8 January 2008. Jump up ^ `` L'origine dei cognomi Santamaria ''. CognomiItaliani.org. 8 January 2008. Surname list This page lists people with the surname Santamaria. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Disambiguation page providing links to articles with similar titles This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Santamaria. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Santamaria&oldid=804159628 '' Categories : Surnames Disambiguation pages Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Disambiguation pages with short description All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Talk About Wikipedia Wikispecies Català Español Français Italiano Nederlands Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 7 October 2017, at 04 : 12 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name santamaria come from
Answer: the Latin Arch in Europe