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
Average Gandy Salary in
United States
$39,802 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gandy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gandy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name 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 in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gandy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 29,988th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 408,930 people. The last name Gandy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Gandy reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gandy is also the 192,311th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 1,614 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 13,350 people, or 1 in 27,150. In The United States Gandy is most numerous in: Texas, where 18 percent reside, Mississippi, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 72 countries. It is also found 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 number of people who held the Gandy 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 fell 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gandy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gandy surname are 10.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.47% registered with the 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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