Tandy Surname
Approximately 7,469 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameTandy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,832 | 1:127,987 | 13,543 |
| England | 2,541 | 1:21,928 | 3,075 |
| Australia | 593 | 1:45,524 | 5,715 |
| South Africa | 312 | 1:173,646 | 19,205 |
| Indonesia | 266 | 1:497,177 | 40,699 |
| France | 193 | 1:344,159 | 51,782 |
| Wales | 145 | 1:21,342 | 2,263 |
| India | 126 | 1:6,087,820 | 142,101 |
| Russia | 106 | 1:1,359,651 | 95,867 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Cameroon | 24 | 1:865,378 | 58,754 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,401 | 1:17,399 | 2,526 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,002 | 1:50,118 | 5,699 |
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.
An unvoiced form of Dandy, q.v.
A form of the christian name Andrew, Tandy is in Ireland since the fourteenth century, mainly in Co.
Meath. SIF 119
From the French, Tantais; a personal name.
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.
Tandy Demographics
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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
Tandy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tandy in the Tibetan language | ||
| རྟ་མགྲིན། | tamdrin | - |
| Tandy in the Russian language | ||
| Танды | tandy | - |
| Tandy in the Arabic language | ||
| تاندي | tandy | - |
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