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Sand Family History

Sand Name Meaning

English Danish Norwegian Swedish German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived on or near a patch of sandy soil from the vocabulary word sand (German Sand). As a Swedish name it was often purely ornamental and as a Jewish artificial. It is also found in France (see 3 below). English: habitational name from a place such as Send (Surrey) or Sound (Cheshire) named with Middle English sand sond ‘sand’. French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine): topographic name of German origin (see 1 above) or in some cases a derivative of the ancient Germanic personal name Sando based on the element sand ‘true just’. Dutch (also Van de Sand): habitational name for someone from any of various minor places called with Dutch zand ‘sand’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Rand, Land, Sund, Sang, Sando, Hand, Sandy, Wand, Sande, Sant

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Where is the Sand family from?

You can see how Sand families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sand family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sand families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 6 Sand families living in New York. This was about 40% of all the recorded Sand's in USA. New York had the highest population of Sand families in 1840.

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What did your Sand ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

Farmer
24%
Laborer
14%
Salesman
6%
Clerk
5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

Housewife
12%
Maid
10%
Stenographer
9%
Teacher
8%

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Passenger Lists
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Census Records

There are 28,000 census records available for the last name Sand. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sand census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 10,000 immigration records available for the last name Sand. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 10,000 military records available for the last name Sand. For the veterans among your Sand ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Sand lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Sand life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Sand in 1941 was 37, and 79 in 2004.

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