Sandback Surname

1,343,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sandback 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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Sandback Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
Canada381:969,62173,252
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Finland141:392,62226,475
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Sandback 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

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

Sandback Last Name Facts

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

Sandback is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandback? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sandback is the 1,343,156th most commonly occurring family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 43,900,879 people. The last name Sandback occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Sandback are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sandback is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Sandback is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 28 percent reside, California, where 23 percent reside and New Hampshire, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Sweden, where 17 percent reside.

Sandback Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sandback has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sandback surname rose 2,075 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sandback Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sandback last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sandback earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $38,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.06% less than the national average, earning $46,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sandbak93112/
Sandbakk88276/
Sandbocks821/
Sandbag806/
Sanduac801/
Sandboc801/
Sandbook754/
Sanduock751/
Shandbakhsh741/
Sanduok672/
Sandbog671/
Sandvag671/
Sandbox671/
Sandvaag6324/
Zandbagh631/
Samtuak531/

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