Tandy Surname

66,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Tandy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Andrew,' from nick. (Scottish) Dandy, then Tandy; compare Dennison and Tennyson, Dannett and Tannett, &c.

1582. John, s. of Homfrey Dandy: Reg. St. Dionysus Backchurch (London).

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Tandy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8321:127,98713,543
England2,5411:21,9283,075
Australia5931:45,5245,715
South Africa3121:173,64619,205
Indonesia2661:497,17740,699
France1931:344,15951,782
Wales1451:21,3422,263
India1261:6,087,820142,101
Russia1061:1,359,65195,867
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Singapore341:161,9916,884
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Cameroon241:865,37858,754
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Norway111:467,48139,375
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
China91:151,924,6187,954
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4011:17,3992,526
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0021:50,1185,699

Tandy (3,471) may also be a first name.

Tandy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Andrew,' from nick. (Scottish) Dandy, then Tandy; compare Dennison and Tennyson, Dannett and Tannett, &c.

1582. John, s. of Homfrey Dandy: Reg. St. Dionysus Backchurch (London).

1584. Joane, d. of Homfric Tandy: ibid.

1638. Married — Elias Clark and Sarah Tandy: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

An unvoiced form of Dandy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A form of the christian name Andrew, Tandy is in Ireland since the fourteenth century, mainly in Co.

Meath. SIF 119

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From the French, Tantais; a personal name.

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

Tandy is an old Worcester (?) name. It is said of Roger Tandy, of the parish of Tibberton, who held lands of the dean and chapter in the reign of James I., that on one occasion he caught up a hogshead full of beer and, "having drank out of the bung - hole, set it down again without resting it on his knee or elsewhere" (N.). Tandy is still a Tibberton name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tandy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tandy (Arabic: تاندي, Russian: Танды, Tibetan: རྟ་མགྲིན།) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tandy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 66,714th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 975,706 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 40 percent of Tandy live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tandy is also the 120,637th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 3,471 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,832 people, or 1 in 127,987. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Kentucky, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Tandy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tandy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tandy surname expanded 283 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 906 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tandy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tandy surname are 11.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tandy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 250.04% more than the national average, earning 1,211,410 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning R 244,272 per year; in United States they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $47,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.79% more than the national average, earning $61,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tandoy912,353/
Tandyo91489/
Tanday91364/
Thandy9179/
Tandey9152/
Tandhy9136/
Tanddy9120/
Tandiy919/
Tanduy913/
Tandyt913/
Tandyi912/
Taindy911/
Tanndy910/
Taundy910/
Tandioy831,123/
Tandaya83148/
Tandysh8310/
Tandyoy832/
Thandey831/
Thandiy831/
Taunday831/
Tandi8070,149/
Tanda8027,069/
Tande806,333/
Tamdy80411/
Tondy80206/
Tandé8028/
Tandj809/
Taindaya771/
Thandi733,194/
Tandoi73909/
Taundi73845/
Tandih73755/
Thande73551/
Tander73375/
Tandea73370/
Tandio73357/
Tandai73350/
Tandis73319/
Tandeh73236/
Tandje73113/
Tandie73113/
Tandee7399/
Tondys7396/
Tandez7383/
Tandet7382/
Tandes7378/
Taunda7366/
Tandit7352/
Tandoa7345/
Tandaa7342/
Taunde7340/
Tandhi7340/
Tandei7338/
Tandid7336/
Tonday7332/
Tainda7329/
Tondey7324/
Tainde7323/
Taanda7322/
Taandi7321/
Tondyi7316/
Tandha7315/
Tandui7315/
Tandge7314/
Tandeu7313/
Taindi738/
Tannda736/
Tandii736/
Tondoy736/
Tandde735/
Tandej735/
Tanndi734/
Tandep733/
Tondiy732/
Taande732/
Teande732/
Htandi731/
Thondy731/
Tanded731/
Tandhe731/
Thandé731/
Tamdoy731/
Tandda731/
Teanda731/
Teandi731/
Thanty731/
Ttanda731/
Dtande731/
Tandip731/
Toondy731/
Tasende67811/
Thaundi67526/
Thandie67201/
Thandai6773/
Tandest6766/
Tandaih6748/
Thandee6741/
Tanderø6736/
Tandhai6733/
Thandhi6726/
Teander6723/
Thangyi6721/
Tandeah6718/
Taandje6716/
Toonday6716/
Tainedi6715/
Tandaja6714/
Tandehr6711/
Tahandi6710/
Taundai679/
Tajndeh679/
Tondaya678/
Taşindi678/
Thandge675/
Tahnder674/
Tatende674/
Taindeh674/
Tandaia673/
Thoondy673/
Tasindi672/
Thaande672/
Tandeer672/
Tatinde672/
Tangyhi672/
Thandaa671/
Thanddi671/
Thaunde671/
Thonday671/
Taandgi671/
Taunder671/
Tandeih671/
Tandett671/
Taynede671/
Tahande671/
Tahndie671/
Tangyhe671/
Tanduis671/
Tandeuh671/
Tandioh671/
Tasendi671/
Thandeh671/
Thaindi671/
Teandee671/
Tandech671/
Tandhio671/
Tandoid670/

Tandy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tandy in the Tibetan language
རྟ་མགྲིན།tamdrin-
Tandy in the Russian language
Тандыtandy-
Tandy in the Arabic language
تانديtandy-

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