Gandy Surname
Approximately 17,821 people bear this surname
Gandy Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gandow' . I cannot find the spot, and I cannot come to any nearer solution than this.
Johannes Gandawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Gandowe, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameGandy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,350 | 1:27,150 | 3,397 |
| England | 1,746 | 1:31,912 | 4,252 |
| France | 850 | 1:78,144 | 10,992 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Australia | 350 | 1:77,131 | 9,013 |
| Canada | 246 | 1:149,779 | 15,288 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Nigeria | 103 | 1:1,719,833 | 63,088 |
| South Africa | 76 | 1:712,865 | 50,752 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:50,730 | 4,716 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Mexico | 42 | 1:2,955,386 | 22,751 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Liberia | 19 | 1:232,028 | 14,625 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,187 | 1:20,535 | 2,907 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:6,030 | 597 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,753 | 1:28,647 | 3,500 |
Gandy (1,614) may also be a first name.
Gandy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gandow' . I cannot find the spot, and I cannot come to any nearer solution than this.
Johannes Gandawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Gandowe, 1379: ibid.
1 a diminutive form of Gandar, Gander, q.v.
2 the Old Teutonic pers. name Gandi [cp. Old Norse gand-r, a charm, spell]
Place name in England (Gandow).
Ferguson says, Old Norse gandr, a wolf.
For Candy. Nicholaus de Candie of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
From the German, Gande; a personal name.
Gandy Demographics
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Gandy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gandy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gandy (Arabic: جاندي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻱ, Hindi: गंड्या) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gandy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 29,988th most common last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 408,930 people. Gandy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gandy live; 71 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 192,311th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,614 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 13,350 people, or 1 in 27,150. In The United States Gandy is most common in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Mississippi, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
Gandy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gandy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 762 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 469 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gandy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gandy last name are 10.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.47% registered with the political party.
The amount Gandy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.58% more than the national average, earning R 479,028 per year; in United States they earn 7.76% less than the national average, earning $39,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning $58,803 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gandy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gandy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻛﺎﻧﺪﻱ | kandy | - |
| Gandy in the Hindi language | ||
| गंड्या | gandya | 50 |
| गाण्ड्या | gandya | 25 |
| गंद्या | gandya | 25 |
| Gandy in the Arabic language | ||
| جاندي | jandy | - |
| غندى | ghndy | - |
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Gandy Reference & Research
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