Sandifer Surname

65,009th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,686 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sandifer Surname Definition:

From Sandiford; a location name in Staffordshire.

Sandifer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,5041:48,3025,856
England1221:456,70530,074
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales61:515,75523,171
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:443,18925,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7461:67,3177,303

Sandifer (28) may also be a first name.

Sandifer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Sandiford; a location name in Staffordshire.

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

Sandifer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandifer is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandifer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,009th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 948,158 people. The surname Sandifer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Sandifer reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 28 people.

The surname Sandifer is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 7,504 people, or 1 in 48,302. In The United States Sandifer is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, Mississippi, where 11 percent are found and Louisiana, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States Sandifer exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and New Zealand, where 0 percent are found.

Sandifer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sandifer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sandifer last name rose 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sandifer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sandifer last name are 12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.77% registered with the party.

The amount Sandifer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.57% less than the national average, earning $40,315 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $53,654 CAD per year.

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Sandifer Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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