How common is the surname Sandy?

5,826 people in the United States had the surname Sandy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,994 Americans. It ranked 5,914th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sandy?

Marco Sandy, Bolivian footballer, followed by Gary Sandy.

Where is the surname Sandy most common?

Wikidata records people named Sandy in Bolivia and the United States.

Is the surname Sandy getting more or less common?

More common. 5,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,826 in 2010, up 2.9%.

Is Sandy also a first name?

Yes. Sandy 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.

The surname Sandy

A surname, carried by 5,826 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S530 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sandy is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,826 people named Sandy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,994 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,663.

#5,914

rank among US surnames

5,826

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,621)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,905	Seale	5,846	52,813
#5,906	Stackhouse	5,844	52,831
#5,907	Frizzell	5,840	52,867
#5,908	Mincey	5,839	52,876
#5,909	Marchant	5,834	52,922
#5,910	Philip	5,832	52,940
#5,911	Turnage	5,831	52,949

Who is named Sandy

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

76% of people named Sandy identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sandys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marco Sandy
Bolivian footballer, born 1971
Gary Sandy
Actor, born 1945

Notable Sandys come mostly from Bolivia (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sandy

Sandy has the Soundex code S530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S530.

Questions

How common is the surname Sandy?: 5,826 people in the United States had the surname Sandy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,994 Americans. It ranked 5,914th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sandy?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Sandy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sandy?: Marco Sandy, Bolivian footballer, followed by Gary Sandy.
Where is the surname Sandy most common?: Wikidata records people named Sandy in Bolivia and the United States.
Is the surname Sandy getting more or less common?: More common. 5,663 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,826 in 2010, up 2.9%.
Is Sandy also a first name?: Yes. Sandy 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.