Gandy Family History
Gandy Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): of uncertain origin. The most plausible
suggestion is that it is a nickname for someone who was in the habit
of wearing gloves, from Old French ganté, a derivative of
gant ‘glove’ (see Gant) or an occupational name for a
glove-maker, Old French gantier. However, a certain Hugh de
Gandy was High Sheriff of Devon in 1167; it is possible that his
surname is a habitational name from some unidentified place in France
or even from Ghent in Flanders (see Gaunt 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Gandy
Name Distribution of Gandy Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Gandy families
 57 - 111  20 - 56 |
 1 - 19  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Gandy families
|
150 - 297 51 - 149 |
1 - 50 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Gandy families
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8 - 13 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Gandy Family Origin
Gandy Immigration Information
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Gandy Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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