Sanbach Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSanbach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
(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.
A town in Cheshire.
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).
Sanbach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sanbach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sanbach occurs most in England. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sanbach? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Sanbach live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is primarily found in: Oxfordshire, where 50 percent live and Staffordshire, where 50 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.
Sanbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sanbach has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sanbach surname decreased 82 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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