How common is the surname Gandy?

10,444 people in the United States had the surname Gandy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,562 Americans. It ranked 3,417th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gandy?

Ellen Gandy, British-Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist, followed by Evelyn Gandy.

Where is the surname Gandy most common?

Wikidata records people named Gandy in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Gandy getting more or less common?

More common. 9,990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,444 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Gandy

A surname, carried by 10,444 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gandy is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

Spelling variant of the surname Cantey

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,444 people named Gandy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,562 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,990.

#3,417

rank among US surnames

10,444

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,290)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,408	Seifert	10,499	29,407
#3,409	Ingle	10,497	29,413
#3,412	Olivo	10,483	29,452
#3,413	Winchester	10,480	29,460
#3,414	Judge	10,453	29,537
#3,415	Serrato	10,449	29,548
#3,416	Ambriz	10,445	29,559

Who is named Gandy

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

66% of people named Gandy identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gandys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ellen Gandy
British-Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist, born 1991
Evelyn Gandy
American politician, 1920–2007
Harry Gandy
American politician (1881-1957)

Notable Gandys come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gandy

Gandy has the Soundex code G530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G530.

Questions

Where does the surname Gandy come from?: Spelling variant of the surname Cantey
How common is the surname Gandy?: 10,444 people in the United States had the surname Gandy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,562 Americans. It ranked 3,417th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gandy?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Gandy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gandy?: Ellen Gandy, British-Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games silver medallist, followed by Evelyn Gandy.
Where is the surname Gandy most common?: Wikidata records people named Gandy in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Gandy getting more or less common?: More common. 9,990 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,444 in 2010, up 4.5%.