Dandy Surname
Approximately 5,100 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDandy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,562 | 1:232,048 | 22,320 |
| England | 1,014 | 1:54,949 | 6,676 |
| Nigeria | 637 | 1:278,089 | 15,740 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Canada | 245 | 1:150,390 | 15,330 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Liberia | 129 | 1:34,175 | 3,193 |
| Indonesia | 109 | 1:1,213,295 | 85,606 |
| Australia | 108 | 1:249,960 | 23,064 |
| France | 105 | 1:632,597 | 82,532 |
| Jamaica | 69 | 1:41,593 | 2,631 |
| Ireland | 53 | 1:88,848 | 5,029 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Philippines | 32 | 1:3,163,694 | 143,904 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 1:238,333 | 22,631 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| China | 11 | 1:124,301,961 | 6,553 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:281,321 | 15,850 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Congo | 6 | 1:831,516 | 16,072 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Bolivia | 3 | 1:3,538,811 | 11,393 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 554 | 1:43,999 | 5,482 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 258 | 1:194,646 | 17,040 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
From the French, Dandoy; a personal name.
Dandy Demographics
Average Male Dandy Height
176.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dandy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dandy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dandy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻧﺪﻯ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dandy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dandy is the 93,536th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,428,931 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 31 percent of Dandy live; 30 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dandy is also the 43,143rd most frequently held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 16,664 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,562 people, or 1 in 232,048. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and South Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Outside of The United States it is found in 80 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.
Dandy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dandy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 605 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 757 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dandy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (57%) in Ireland and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Dandy surname are 10.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.04% being registered to vote for the political 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
Dandy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dandy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻧﺪﻯ | dandy | 75 |
| ﺩﺍﻧﺪﻱ | dandy | 25 |
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