Sandford Surname

43,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Sandford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sandford,' parishes in Devon and Oxfordshire (2), townships in Berkshire and Salop, and hamlets in Westmoreland and Berkshire. For suffix, v. Ford and Forth.

Richard de Sanford, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Sandford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0921:13,6162,010
United States3,0841:117,52912,654
Australia2,1691:12,4461,818
Canada7101:51,8956,248
New Zealand6601:6,8611,161
French Polynesia3071:91586
Wales1951:15,8691,720
Scotland1941:27,5972,936
Northern Ireland1421:12,9931,875
Ireland1281:36,7893,003
Jamaica811:35,4312,435
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
France281:2,372,240182,981
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
China41:341,830,39216,990
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1481:29,9323,032
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0061:12,1511,849
Scotland891:42,0593,125
Wales271:58,0892,880
Isle of Man91:6,030597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9501:25,7533,170

Sandford (1,744) may also be a first name.

Sandford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sandford,' parishes in Devon and Oxfordshire (2), townships in Berkshire and Salop, and hamlets in Westmoreland and Berkshire. For suffix, v. Ford and Forth.

Richard de Sanford, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Sanforth, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Ralph de Sandford, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Johannes de Sandeforthe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Sandeforthe, 1379: ibid.

1616. Married — John Cooke and Elizabeth Sandiford: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1651. — Edward Sanderford and Ann Heydon: St. Mary Aldermary.

1684. Buried — Joseph, s. Joseph Sandford: ibid.

1725. Baptised — Mary, d. Samuel Sandeforth': St. John Baptist, Wallbrook.

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

From Sandford, now St. Fort in the parish of Forgan, Fife. William de Sandfor witnessed a charter of part of the lands of Cairecros (= Cairncross), c. 1239 (SHSM., IV, p. 316). Thomas Sandfurd was slain in 1538 (Trials, I, p. 251). The form Santford with unvoiced t due to the following f is the source of the popular etymology of the place name from a mythical St. Fort.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Sandford; or Dweller at the Sandy Ford [Old English sand, sand + ford] ‘On sandford.’—Cart. Sax. no. 967 (Oxfd. Charter), A.D. 956.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Sandford (sandy ford), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

"A family of acknowledged antiquity, whose ancestor ' Thomas' was certainly seated at Sandford [in the parish of Prees, co, Salop] soon after the Conquest, and which has ever since remained their principal seat," Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men, Parishes in Devon, Somerset, Oxford, &c,, are likewise so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From Sandford, a place in Westmoreland, England—the sand—ford.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Ralph and Richard de Sanfort, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Richard is mentioned in Cambridge, Hunts, and Lincoln, 1202 (Rotulus Cancellarii).

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Devon, Salop, Somerset, Westmorland.

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

Sandford: Gerard de Tornai - i.e., Tournay - held Sandford in Shropshire, under Earl Roger, and the family took the name from the place.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Sandford Last Name Facts

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

Sandford (Arabic: ساندفورد, Russian: Сандфорд) is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Sandford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 43,248th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 605,529 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Sandford live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 183,537th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,744 people.

The surname Sandford is most widespread in England, where it is held by 4,092 people, or 1 in 13,616. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Devon, where 7 percent are found and Essex, where 5 percent are found. Barring England Sandford exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Sandford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sandford has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 158 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 722 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 14 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sandford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (37%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sandford last name are 12.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.2% registered with the party.

The amount Sandford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.51% less than the national average, earning 226,648 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 337.25% more than the national average, earning R 1,039,080 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,618 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.39% more than the national average, earning $54,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sasndford940/
Sandfordd940/
Sandfordt940/
Shandford940/
Sandfor9338/
Sandfort881,515/
Sandfore88258/
Sandferd889/
Zandford884/
Santford884/
Candford880/
Sandforth82130/
Saintford8210/
Sandforre828/
Shandfar7531/
Santfort756/
Zandfard756/
Saintfor751/
Zandfort751/
Saintfort71443/
Sandfurth715/
Saintfard711/
Zandfar671/
Saintfar636/
Chandfar631/
Saintphard5639/
Zamtfort5014/

Sandford Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sandford in the Russian language
Сандфордsandford-
Sandford in the Arabic language
ساندفوردsandfwrd-

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Sandford Reference & Research

Sanford FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Sandifer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Sanford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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