Sandiford Surname

94,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Sandiford 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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Sandiford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4651:247,41223,568
England1,3601:40,9695,267
Barbados6701:429115
Trinidad and Tobago3281:4,158681
Canada3001:122,81912,877
Guyana1761:4,331774
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Ecuador1341:118,7006,564
Panama1011:38,7352,074
Saint Lucia891:2,009345
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Grenada291:3,743530
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Wales151:206,30213,003
Belize141:25,3911,935
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
France61:11,070,454349,096
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines61:18,776937
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Jersey31:33,0674,675
China31:455,773,85521,925
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Dominica21:37,946685
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7951:30,6614,088
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Sandiford (50) may also be a first name.

Sandiford 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) Dweller at the Sandy Ford [Old English sandig + ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"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

An elegant suburb of Glasgow.

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

Sandiford Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sandiford is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandiford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 94,776th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,450,547 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Sandiford are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 50 people.

The last name Sandiford is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,465 people, or 1 in 247,412. In The United States Sandiford is most prevalent in: New York, where 31 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Sandiford occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and Barbados, where 13 percent reside.

Sandiford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sandiford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sandiford last name grew 1,356 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sandiford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Sandiford surname is primarily Anglican (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sandiford last name are 4.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sandiford earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 21.31% more than the national average, earning R 288,276 per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $57,964 CAD per year.

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Sandiford Reference & Research

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Sandiford 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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