Sanders is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, Netherlands. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sanders
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Germany, Netherlands
Meaning:

The son of Alexander-Sander being the common nickname of that appellation.

The variation of Sander. See Alexander - The personal name. In the Hundred Rolls it is variously written, as Alexandre, fil' Alex, Alexandri, &c. A common name itself, it has become, by the abbreviating process, the parent of others still more so. From its last two syllables we have Sander, Sanders, Sanderson, Saunder, Saunders, Saunderson, Sandie , Sandison, Sandercock; from its first two syllables we get in like manner, Alex, Allix, Alley, and Alken; and besides these forms we have the corruptions Elshender, Elshie, and probably Assender.

Sanders is variation of Sender. Descendant of Sender, a shortened form of Alexander meaning "helper of mankind"; one who came from Sende, in Germany.

Sanders is the variant form of Saunders. The son of Saunder, an abbreviation of Alexander meaning "helper of mankind".

The son of Sander, an abbreviation of Alexander meaning "helper of mankind".

A form of Saunder. See Alexander - The personal name. In the Hundred Rolls it is variously written, as Alexandre, fil' Alex, Alexandri, &c. A common name itself, it has become, by the abbreviating process, the parent of others still more so. From its last two syllables we have Sander, Sanders, Sanderson, Saunder, Saunders, Saunderson, Sandie , Sandison, Sandercock; from its first two syllables we get in like manner, Alex, Allix, Alley, and Alken; and besides these forms we have the corruptions Elshender, Elshie, and probably Assender.

How popular is Sanders?

Sanders is common in United States, England, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Belgium, New Zealand, Wales, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, France, Mexico, Thailand, Nicaragua, Argentina, Russia, Honduras, Israel, Spain, Philippines, Chile, Vanuatu, Ireland, Denmark, Indonesia, Panama, Portugal.

Sanders is ranked 1540 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sanders bearers increased by 4.29 per cent in 2010 US census to 230374 since 2000, the surname slipped by 6 spots and ranked at 94. The last name was found in around 8 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 60.78 63.44
Black 32.97 31.9
Hispanic or Latino 2.57 1.76
Others 2.43 1.73
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.84 0.85
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.41 0.33
Sanders is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Norfolk Island is ahead in terms of density. Around 353349 people have been found who wears Sanders as their family name. Sanders is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Sanders:
91 United States280,162
Countries with ten thousands of Sanders:
312 England22,866
82 Netherlands11,522
339 Australia10,638
Countries with thousands of Sanders:
955 Canada5,636
1,965 Germany5,368
2,766 South Africa2,485
584 Belgium2,269
292 New Zealand2,082
314 Wales1,085
Countries with hundreds of Sanders:
8,979 Brazil922
5,622 Saudi Arabia795
1,215 Scotland649
18,160 France553
5,916 Mexico532
20,819 Thailand525
859 Nicaragua404
9,045 Argentina400
47,246 Russia279
1,019 Honduras277
4,414 Israel275
13,260 Spain245
67,224 Philippines160
4,079 Chile159
485 Vanuatu157
2,731 Ireland149
4,801 Denmark123
86,214 Indonesia108
2,005 Panama106
4,850 Portugal104
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,466 Dominican Republic100
2,231 Singapore98
7,712 Sweden92
9,885 Switzerland92
4,345 Uruguay91
8,183 Norway90
3,085 Bahrain88
1,207 Costa Rica87
24,941 Japan81
2,647 Northern Ireland80
16,032 Austria75
4,547 Latvia69
6,926 Kuwait67
2,491 Paraguay66
28,032 Zimbabwe58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,323 Italy50
253,566 India49
7,994 Liberia44
10,005 Colombia39
12,381 Iraq37
3,653 Jamaica37
33,328 Belarus32
8,109 Estonia31
564 Isle of Man31
539 Guernsey29
13,263 Botswana28
2,635 China28
11,415 Ecuador28
45,478 Czechia27
780 Jersey25
21,041 Peru25
89,279 Poland24
8,986 Namibia23
25,726 Uzbekistan22
64,490 Malaysia19
5,642 Suriname19
5,244 Guatemala18
784 Seychelles18
23,349 Finland17
73,285 Greece17
3,288 Hong Kong16
641 South Korea15
17 Norfolk Island14
585 Gibraltar13
2,098 Guam12
75,349 Kazakhstan12
119,359 Turkey12
1,357 United States Virgin Islands12
29,869 Venezuela11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
734 Djibouti9
12,579 Haiti9
19,532 Malawi9
54,497 Morocco9
21,487 Afghanistan8
1,431 American Samoa8
53,030 Hungary8
379 Turks and Caicos Islands8
40,289 United Arab Emirates8
2,565 Belize7
3,435 Puerto Rico7
355,097 Nigeria6
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Stone Mason Dennis Sanders from Ireland aboard the Arrick from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 40 years old when he arrived in New-York on January 25, 1849. William Sanders, aged 26, Immigrant James Sanders, James Sanders (20) Workman, 22 years old Adams Sanders, Mary-J. Sanders (28) Immigrant, Workman John Sanders, Immigrant Thomas Sanders, Mary Sanders (26) Immigrant, and 49 other Sanders around 36.36% of whom were workman while others worked as shoemaker and servant, settmaker migrated to US from London, Dublin and Liverpool.

From Germany

22 years old Christian Sanders who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on June 17, 1850 by Hermine put out from Bremen. 32 years old Heinrick Sanders, 20 years old Doris Sanders, Anna Sanders, Farmer Carl Sanders, Farmer Christ. Sanders, 6 years old Eduard Sanders, Sophie Sanders (11), Painter W. Sanders, and 191 other Sanders around 44.23% of whom were farmer while others worked as painter and merchant, joiner, laborer, tourist migrated to US from Bremen, Messina, Naples and Palermo & Trieste.

Sanders Namesakes

  • Jon Sanders, (born 1939Jon Sanders was sixty six in 2005
  • Sue Sanders, Emeritus Professor Harvey Milk Institute 2015 is
  • Nicholas Sanders, English Catholic priest and polemicist
  • John E. Sanders, American Christian theologian
  • James A. Sanders, American scholar of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and one of the Dead Sea Scrolls editors
  • Felicia Sanders, singer and musician of traditional pop music
  • Sammy Sanders, part-time NASCAR driver from Mount Juliet
  • Seb Sanders, former flat race jockey
  • Antoon Sanders, Flemish Catholic cleric and historian
  • Will Sanders, classical horn player, conductor
  • Everett Sanders, American political figure
  • Roger Sanders, American doctor specializing
  • John Oswald Sanders, general director of Overseas Missionary Fellowship
  • Carl Julian Sanders, American Bishop of the United Methodist Church
  • Morgan G. Sanders, U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Terence Sanders, British rower
  • William David Sanders, #REDIRECT Columbine High School massacre#11:19 a
  • Dale Sanders, director of the John Innes Centre
  • Barry Sanders, former American football running back
  • Corrie Sanders, South African professional boxer
  • Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist
  • Bernie Sanders, American politician serving as the junior United States Senator
  • Adrian Sanders, Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom
  • George Sanders, British film and television actor
  • Otto Liman von Sanders, German general
  • Ed Sanders, American poet, singer, social activist
  • Deion Sanders, Deion Lin Sanders Sr
  • Doug Sanders, retired American professional golfer
  • Carl Sanders, Carl Edward Sanders Sr
  • Summer Sanders, American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion
  • William Edward Sanders, New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Newell Sanders, Chattanooga businessman
  • Lawrence Sanders, American novelist and short story writer
  • George Nicholas Sanders, former official of the United States
  • Karl Sanders, American musician
  • Satch Sanders, American retired college and professional basketball player and coach
  • E. P. Sanders, American New Testament scholar and one of the principal proponents of the "New Perspective on Paul"
  • Reggie Sanders, former right fielder in Major League Baseball
  • Erin Sanders, American actress
  • Chris Sanders, American animation director, film director
  • Terry Sanders, American filmmaker having produced and/or directed more than 70 dramatic features
  • Greg Sanders, fictional character on the CBS crime drama 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'
  • Mary Sanders, american individual Rhythmic Gymnast
  • Bob Sanders, safety
  • Nicola Sanders, 49
  • Maxine Sanders, key figure
  • Ann Sanders, Australian television journalist and news presenter
  • Ricky Sanders, former American football wide receiver
  • Ecstasia Sanders, American Canadian actress
  • Melvin Sanders, American former professional basketball player

Sanders Namesakes

  • Jon Sanders, (born 1939Jon Sanders was sixty six in 2005
  • Sue Sanders, Emeritus Professor Harvey Milk Institute 2015 is
  • Nicholas Sanders, English Catholic priest and polemicist
  • John E. Sanders, American Christian theologian
  • James A. Sanders, American scholar of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and one of the Dead Sea Scrolls editors
  • Felicia Sanders, singer and musician of traditional pop music
  • Sammy Sanders, part-time NASCAR driver from Mount Juliet
  • Seb Sanders, former flat race jockey
  • Antoon Sanders, Flemish Catholic cleric and historian
  • Will Sanders, classical horn player, conductor
  • Everett Sanders, American political figure
  • Roger Sanders, American doctor specializing
  • John Oswald Sanders, general director of Overseas Missionary Fellowship
  • Carl Julian Sanders, American Bishop of the United Methodist Church
  • Morgan G. Sanders, U.S. Representative from Texas
  • Terence Sanders, British rower
  • William David Sanders, #REDIRECT Columbine High School massacre#11:19 a
  • Dale Sanders, director of the John Innes Centre
  • Barry Sanders, former American football running back
  • Corrie Sanders, South African professional boxer
  • Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist
  • Bernie Sanders, American politician serving as the junior United States Senator
  • Adrian Sanders, Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom
  • George Sanders, British film and television actor
  • Otto Liman von Sanders, German general
  • Ed Sanders, American poet, singer, social activist
  • Deion Sanders, Deion Lin Sanders Sr
  • Doug Sanders, retired American professional golfer
  • Carl Sanders, Carl Edward Sanders Sr
  • Summer Sanders, American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion
  • William Edward Sanders, New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Newell Sanders, Chattanooga businessman
  • Lawrence Sanders, American novelist and short story writer
  • George Nicholas Sanders, former official of the United States
  • Karl Sanders, American musician
  • Satch Sanders, American retired college and professional basketball player and coach
  • E. P. Sanders, American New Testament scholar and one of the principal proponents of the "New Perspective on Paul"
  • Reggie Sanders, former right fielder in Major League Baseball
  • Erin Sanders, American actress
  • Chris Sanders, American animation director, film director
  • Terry Sanders, American filmmaker having produced and/or directed more than 70 dramatic features
  • Greg Sanders, fictional character on the CBS crime drama 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'
  • Mary Sanders, american individual Rhythmic Gymnast
  • Bob Sanders, safety
  • Nicola Sanders, 49
  • Maxine Sanders, key figure
  • Ann Sanders, Australian television journalist and news presenter
  • Ricky Sanders, former American football wide receiver
  • Ecstasia Sanders, American Canadian actress
  • Melvin Sanders, American former professional basketball player

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