# Sandoval (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sandoval/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 128,948 |
| US rank (2010) | 233 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,394 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (96,303 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsæn.dəˌvɑl/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish, named after the city in Burgos Province, Spain, from Old Spanish Sannoval, from Latin saltus (“grove”) + novālis (“newly cleared land”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sandoval in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 5.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 92% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sandoval in the United States, El Salvador, Bolivia and Colombia.

## People named Sandoval

- Brian Sandoval, 29th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge
- Hope Sandoval, American singer
- Miguel Sandoval, American actor
- Pete Sandoval, American drummer
- Sonny Sandoval, American rapper and singer (born 1974)
- Eulogio Sandoval, Bolivian footballer
- Jery Sandoval, actress, singer and model

## Similar surnames

Sandford, Sandiford, Sandberg, Sandifer, Sundberg, Santibanez, Sandefur.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.