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    The surname Sandoval

    A Spanish surname, carried by 128,948 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈsæn.dəˌvɑl/ 3 syllables Soundex S531

    Sandoval: #233 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Sandoval #233, 128,948 people Sandoval: #233 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Sandoval #233, 128,948 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sandoval is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

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

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 128,948 people named Sandoval in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,394 Americans. That is up 34% since 2000, when the Census counted 96,303.

    #233
    rank among US surnames
    128,948
    people in 2010
    44
    per 100,000 Americans
    +33.9%
    change since 2000 (was #287)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #224Hoffman131,4012,350
    #225Johnston131,3732,350
    #226Matthews131,3032,351
    #227Pena130,7762,361
    #228Richards130,5292,365
    #229Contreras130,1642,372
    #230Willis130,1522,372

    Who is named Sandoval

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

    92% of people named Sandoval identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Sandovals

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Brian Sandoval
      29th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge, born 1963
    • Hope Sandoval
      American singer, born 1966
    • Miguel Sandoval
      American actor, born 1951
    • Pete Sandoval
      American drummer, born 1969
    • Sonny Sandoval
      American rapper and singer (born 1974)
    • Eulogio Sandoval
      Bolivian footballer, born 1922
    • Jery Sandoval
      Actress, singer and model, born 1986

    Notable Sandovals come mostly from the United States (4), El Salvador (1) and Bolivia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sandoval

    Sandoval has the Soundex code S531, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S531.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Sandoval come from?
    From Spanish, named after the city in Burgos Province, Spain, from Old Spanish Sannoval, from Latin saltus (“grove”) + novālis (“newly cleared land”).
    How common is the surname Sandoval?
    128,948 people in the United States had the surname Sandoval in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,394 Americans. It ranked 233rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sandoval?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Sandoval identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Sandoval?
    Brian Sandoval, 29th Governor of Nevada and former United States District Judge, followed by Hope Sandoval.
    Where is the surname Sandoval most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sandoval in the United States, El Salvador and Bolivia and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Sandoval?
    Sandoval is /ˈsæn.dəˌvɑl/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Sandoval getting more or less common?
    More common. 96,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 128,948 in 2010, up 34%.