Sanbach Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sanbach Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sandbach,' a market-town and parish in Cheshire.

1578. Buried — Elizabeth Sanbacke: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1624. Mathew Sandbach, of Eaton: Wills at Chester.

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Sanbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Sanbach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sandbach,' a market-town and parish in Cheshire.

1578. Buried — Elizabeth Sanbacke: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1624. Mathew Sandbach, of Eaton: Wills at Chester.

1636. John Sandbadge, of the Nunns, parish of St. Mary's, Chester: ibid.

1749. Married — Aaron Haynes and Rebecca Sandbach: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Sandbach (Chesh.) = the Sandy Brook [Old English sand, sand+bœc, brook] Sir Richard de Sandbache.—Chesh. Chmbrlns.’ Accis., A.D. 1303-4.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The township of Sandbach gave its name to an ancient Cheshire family which flourished up to the 13th century (O.). Richard Sandbach was curate of Congleton in 1772 (Y).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Sanbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanbach is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sanbach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanbach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Sanbach is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sanbach reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sanbach is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Sanbach is most prevalent in: Oxfordshire, where 50 percent live and Staffordshire, where 50 percent live. Excluding England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Sanbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sanbach has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sanbach last name fell 82 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sambach86100/
Sanbaha861/
Sanbakh861/
Sanboch860/
Sanba831,055/
Sassenbach8239/
Schanbache821/
Sambache801,085/
Shambach80313/
Shenbach808/
Jeanbach808/
Sahanbah801/
Scambach801/
Shaunbac801/
Sanvache801/
Shonbach801/
Schanbah801/
Seinbach800/
Seahsenbach780/
Shanba77308/
Sanbho77217/
Sanbay77174/
Sanbai7746/
Sanbad7743/
Sanbas7724/
Sanbaş7719/
Sanbaa7712/
Sambac7710/
Sanbat779/
Sanbaj777/
Sanbha776/
Saunba775/
Sanbaz775/
Sanvac774/
Sanbax771/
Sianba771/
Samnba771/
Sanhba771/
Schambach751,552/
Schonbach7588/
Sheinbach7522/
Szeinbach7511/
Shambache756/
Shoenbach754/
Shambauch750/
Shanbho71212/
Sainbat71116/
Zambach71104/
Scheinbach7193/
Shanbat7169/
Shanbaj7156/
Sombach7149/
Shanbay7136/
Shanbha7129/
Sanbhai7129/
Cambach7125/
Seitenbach7124/
Sahnbaj7117/
Shanbaz719/
Szotynbach718/
Shanbai717/
Sanbass716/
Sanbhod714/
Shaanba713/
Saynbay712/
Zanbakh712/
Saanbai711/
Saanbaj711/
Sanbhaj711/
Sanbhos711/
Sambaih711/
Sanhbaz711/
Schaumbach711/
Shanbad711/
Saymbah711/
Jambach711/
Zanbash711/
Sambadh711/
Sanmbai711/
Schammbach711/
Zanbahy711/
Seanbat711/
Scheambach711/
Sanmbad711/
Sanmbaz711/
Sonvach711/
Conbach710/
Samba67333,743/
Sanbo671,245/
Shanbouh67244/
Sanva67192/
Sambakhe67182/
Sayınbaş67173/
Shahnbaj67127/
Sahanbaj6784/
Zambache6756/
Sonba6749/
Szombach6739/
Sambahay6738/
Sayınbay6713/
Satinbay6712/
Shanmbay6711/
Zanba6710/
Shambakh677/
Shhanbaj675/
Shanbhai673/
Shanbaaz672/
Schonbac672/
Sahnbaaj671/
Sahanbad671/
Satnmbai671/
Sanbhoit671/
Sambhace671/
Seimbach671/
Shaanbai671/
Shanbhay671/
Shanbhga671/
Shanhbaj671/
Shanwahj671/
Shanbazz671/
Chambach671/
Chainbah671/
Shanbait671/
Shaanbad671/
Sambhash671/
Shambath671/
Shanbhoo671/
Chonbach670/
Shembach670/

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