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Origins: Two origins. First family were or Arab descent in Malta before the Normans. The Second family were descendants of the Ottoman Empire who fled to Malta in the 16th century. A branch of Sant are descendants of this family with their original surname of Sanctu.
Reference: The Surnames of the Maltese Islands, Mario Cassar, Book Distributors Ltd, Malta 2003. page 316.
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