Sandy Family History

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Sandy Name Meaning

habitational name from a place in Bedfordshire, so named from Old English sand ‘sand’ + eg ‘island’, ‘dry land in a fen or marsh’. from the Old Norse personal name Sand(i), a short form of the various compound names with the first element sandr ‘sand’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Sando, Sand, Sande, Gandy, Sander, Sanda, Canby, Andy, Sands, Saxby

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Sandy Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Sandy name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Sandy. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    47%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    18%

  • Germanic Europe

    7%

  • Italy

    4%

  • France

    3%

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Sandy Family Origin

Where is the Sandy family from?

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    1920
    You can see how Sandy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sandy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sandy families were found in the UK in 1891. In 1840 there were 14 Sandy families living in Virginia. This was about 33% of all the recorded Sandy's in the USA. Virginia had the highest population of Sandy families in 1840.
    Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Sandy surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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    Sandy Family Occupations

    What did your Sandy ancestors do for a living?

    In 1880, a less common occupation for the Sandy family was Keeping House. The most common Sandy occupation in the USA was Farmer. 50% of Sandy's were Farmers. Farmer, Laborer and Farming were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Sandy.

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    • Farmer

      50%

    • Laborer

      13%

    • Farming

      4%

    • Keeping House

      4%

    Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Sandy ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

    Sandy Historical Records

    What Sandy family records will you find?

    Census Record

    There are 43,000 census records available for the last name Sandy. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Sandy census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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    Passenger List

    There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Sandy. 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 Card

    There are 8,000 military records available for the last name Sandy. For the veterans among your Sandy ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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    Sandy Life Expectancy

    What is the average Sandy lifespan?

    Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Sandy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for Sandy in 1947 was 55, and 72 in 2004.

    View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Sandy

    An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Sandy ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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