Sandbach Surname

356,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sandbach 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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Sandbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5561:100,21210,582
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Australia431:627,80744,139
Canada411:898,67368,969
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:62,6627,272
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Sandbach 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

A location name in Cheshire Orfrom the Danish, Sandbech; a location name and personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Sandbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandbach is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandbach? popularity and diffusion

Sandbach is the 356,197th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 7,144,653 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Sandbach are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 556 people, or 1 in 100,212. In England Sandbach is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 30 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 20 percent reside and Devon, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Sandbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sandbach has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sandbach surname grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 716 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sandbach Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sandbach last name are 11.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 64.91% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sandbach earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.35% more than the national average, earning $53,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% less than the national average, earning $44,030 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Sandbatch940/
Sandbech8830/
Sondbach881/
Sandboc801/
Sanduac801/
Sandbotche781/
Seandbad751/
Sandboth751/
Sandbo71303/
Sandva712/
Sandvay671/
Sandbox671/
Sandvas670/
Chandbai633/
Shandwaz631/
Sandvohs631/
Chandbhai594/
Chandbaaz591/
Sandvei53140/
Sandvos5387/
Sandvoss50656/
Zandvais502/
Songybai501/
Sandvois500/

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