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    The surname Andal

    A Galician surname, carried by 584 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex A534

    Andal: #37,993 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Andal #37,993, 584 people Andal: #37,993 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Andal #37,993, 584 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Andal is more common than 76.6% of them.

    Origin

    Galician origin

    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Galician Andal, a surname predominantly established in the Philippines. * Borrowed from Norwegian Andal, probably a compound of ahn (“elm”) and dal (“valley”).

    One of 34 Galician surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 584 people named Andal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 528,674 Americans. That is up 31% since 2000, when the Census counted 447.

    #37,993
    rank among US surnames
    584
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +30.6%
    change since 2000 (was #45,149)

    Who is named Andal

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    69% of people named Andal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 69%
    • White (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Two or more races 3.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Andal

    Andal has the Soundex code A534, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A534.

    Other Galician surnames

    All 34 Galician surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Andal come from?
    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Galician Andal, a surname predominantly established in the Philippines. * Borrowed from Norwegian Andal, probably a compound of ahn (“elm”) and dal (“valley”).
    How common is the surname Andal?
    584 people in the United States had the surname Andal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 528,674 Americans. It ranked 37,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Andal?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Andal identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Andal getting more or less common?
    More common. 447 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 584 in 2010, up 31%.
    Is Andal also a first name?
    Yes. Andal is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.