Dandy Surname

93,536th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dandy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Andrew,' from nick. (Scotch) Dandy; v. Tandy. This nick, was an early one, and once as much English as Scotch.

Dandi (without surname), Lincolnshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

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Dandy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5621:232,04822,320
England1,0141:54,9496,676
Nigeria6371:278,08915,740
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Canada2451:150,39015,330
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Liberia1291:34,1753,193
Indonesia1091:1,213,29585,606
Australia1081:249,96023,064
France1051:632,59782,532
Jamaica691:41,5932,631
Ireland531:88,8485,029
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India331:23,244,406321,547
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
China111:124,301,9616,553
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Wales111:281,32115,850
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Scotland91:594,86921,724
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Congo61:831,51616,072
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5541:43,9995,482
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Dandy (16,664) may also be a first name.

Dandy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Andrew,' from nick. (Scotch) Dandy; v. Tandy. This nick, was an early one, and once as much English as Scotch.

Dandi (without surname), Lincolnshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Dande, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Dandy (without surname), Lincolnshire, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Willelmus Dandy, et uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Dandisone, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

'Andro Llwahd, cailit Dand of Baghed,' 1541: The History of Liddesdale and the Debatable Land.

Dande Elwald, 1515: ibid.

Dand Pringill, 1516: Raine's History and Antiquities of North Durham.

Dand Eliot, 1586: ibid.

Dande Eleot, 1586: ibid.

1742-3. Baptised — Ann, d. John Dandy: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 a Scot. pet form of Andrew, q.v.

2 a nickname for a Fop [Prov. English] 3 an Old Teutonic pers. name: v. Dand(o.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Dendy. One Dandi occurs in the H.R. of Lincolnshire as an under bailiff, but whether that was his surname or his Christian appellation does not appear.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The same as Dendy, found Dendye, Dendy, Dandie, Dandy; thought to be originally D'Awnay or Dawndy, which Lower thinks is the same as D'Aunai; and he says there are at least seven places called Aunai in Normandy, one of which, Aunai Abbaye, arrond. Vire, was an ancient barony, and from thence probably came the family. The name may also be from Dand, Dandy, familiarly used in Scotland for Andrew.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Dandoy; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dandy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dandy Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dandy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻧﺪﻯ) is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dandy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 93,536th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,428,931 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Dandy reside; 30 percent reside in North America and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 43,143rd most common first name worldwide It is held by 16,664 people.

The surname Dandy is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,562 people, or 1 in 232,048. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 12 percent live.

Dandy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dandy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dandy surname grew 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 757 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dandy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dandy surname is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Dandy last name are 10.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dandy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.16% less than the national average, earning $36,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.34% less than the national average, earning $49,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dandoy915,461/
Danday911,649/
Dandiy91216/
Dandey91112/
Danddy9110/
Dhandy916/
Dandys915/
Dandhy913/
Deandy913/
Danduy913/
Dandaiy83155/
Dandysh83112/
Dhanday8351/
Dandhay8347/
Dandaya8336/
Dandgey8322/
Daanday8310/
Dhandiy838/
Dandgay836/
Dhandey835/
Dandhiy833/
Dhandhy831/
Dainday831/
Dandaay831/
Dahndey831/
Daunday831/
Daundiy831/
Dannddy831/
Dandioy831/
Dandysz831/
D'Gandy831/
Deanday831/
Danda8029,279/
Dande8017,895/
Dandi8015,006/
Dandé80250/
Dondy8052/
Damdy8013/
Dandj801/
Dandá801/
Dhandhay771,722/
Dhandhiy77189/
Dhandaya7777/
Dhandhoy771/
Dhande7340,609/
Dandge7325,180/
Deanda738,983/
Dhanda735,613/
Daunde731,926/
Dandio731,086/
Dondoy73915/
Dander73668/
Dandes73511/
Dandea73507/
Dandis73446/
Dandie73397/
Dandeu73355/
Dandee73344/
Dhandi73330/
Dandaa73250/
Dandai73224/
Dondey73181/
Deande73172/
Daundi73150/
Dhondy7397/
Dandii7373/
Dandha7365/
Daindi7343/
Dandih7339/
Dandhe7336/
Dainda7332/
Dandeh7331/
Dandje7330/
Daunda7329/
Dainde7324/
Dandoi7323/
Dandet7323/
Dandiş7323/
Deandi7321/
Dandde7320/
Dandit7316/
Doundy7315/
Dondys7315/
Donduy7311/
Dandid7310/
Dannde7310/
Dandhi739/
Dandei739/
Dandoa739/
Dannda739/
Dandiz739/
Dandui738/
Danddi737/
Dandoj736/
D'anda736/
Daanda735/
Damday735/
Dandij735/
Dandda734/
Dandaj734/
Daynde733/
Danded733/
Dondyo733/
Dandez733/
Dandgi732/
Daande732/
Daandi732/
Ddanda732/
Dasndi732/
Dondyi732/
Dgande731/
Damdey731/
Dahnde731/
Deamdy731/
Ddande731/
Dondiy731/
Tdanda731/
Ddandi731/
Dajnde731/
Damduy731/
Dandeş731/
Dandip731/
Doondy730/
Dandees672,130/
Dandois671,475/
Dhandhi67254/
Dhandha67231/
Dandije67225/
Dandest67188/
Dhandge67146/
Dondysh67128/
Dandait67117/
Dandish6795/
Dandaih6792/
Dandesh6790/
Dandgai6784/
Dahandi6764/
Dahande6760/
Dhander6759/
Dhannde6754/
Dandoit6742/
Dhandhe6737/
Dhaundi6733/
Dheandi6733/
Doundey6723/
Dhandaa6719/
Dhaande6719/
Dhandai6718/
Dondych6717/
Dandech6715/
Dhandee6712/
Deandeu6712/
Dhondey6711/
Daunnde6710/
Dhaunde6710/
Dheanda679/
Deander679/
Dhendiy678/
Dandhis678/
Deindoy678/
Dondgay676/
Daandge676/
Dhandit675/
Dhamnde675/
Dasendi675/
Daundai675/
Dandeah675/
Dhandei674/
Daindge674/
Danddit674/
Dhandeh673/
Dandepp673/
Daindoa673/
Dhoondy673/
Dandhge672/
Dheande672/
Dandher672/
Dandais672/
Dhaanda672/
Dhhande671/
Dhondhy671/
Daandaa671/
Dandeep671/
Deandez671/
Ddhande671/
Daindeh671/
Dahnnde671/
Dondysz671/
Datinde671/
Dasindi671/
Deandie671/
Dannder671/
Danddis671/
Dandihe671/
Dandouj671/
D'Andea671/
Dhandio671/
Daandie671/
Daandoi671/
Deandes671/
Dandaha671/
Dandeeh671/

Dandy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dandy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻧﺪﻯdandy75
ﺩﺍﻧﺪﻱdandy25

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