Sands is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sands
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

One who came from Send meaning "sandy place," in Surrey.

Surname is a variation of Sand. A component syllable of many local surnames, as Sandham, Sandby, Sandcroft, Sandiland. It implies a sandy district.

Sands is a variation of the Sandie. The abbreviation of Alexander. Hence the English seem to have formed their ludicrous national designation of Sawney for a Scotsman.

From residence on a sandy tract, whether near the sea or otherwise.

How popular is Sands?

Sands is common in United States, England, Bahamas, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, South Africa, Vanuatu, Wales.

Sands is ranked 12747 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sands bearers increased by 0.84 per cent in 2010 US census to 18584 since 2000, the surname slipped by 157 spots and ranked at 1944. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.05 81.82
Black 13.01 12.64
Hispanic or Latino 3.13 2.04
Others 1.87 1.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.29 1.47
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.63
Sands is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 44053 people have been found who wears Sands as their family name. Sands is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Sands:
1,756 United States25,729
Countries with thousands of Sands:
1,391 England5,886
11 Bahamas4,678
1,454 Australia2,771
3,368 Canada1,475
Countries with hundreds of Sands:
934 New Zealand798
1,233 Scotland637
633 Northern Ireland593
2,026 Ireland243
24,428 South Africa228
359 Vanuatu197
2,762 Wales116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,822 Panama62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
206,021 Thailand46
137,426 Brazil39
15,673 United Arab Emirates39
10,086 Portugal38
161,051 France36
10,684 Colombia33
44,772 Spain33
10,313 Singapore26
172,669 Germany19
474,784 India17
188,373 Philippines15
1,520 Jersey14
37,743 Mexico14
30,183 Denmark12
47,700 Israel12
26,891 Qatar12
361,204 Russia12
46,196 Switzerland12
76,885 Czechia11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
7,581 Jamaica10
81,846 Netherlands10
73,605 Sweden10
33,931 Venezuela9
115,463 Italy8
47,042 Japan8
379 Turks and Caicos Islands8
7,175 Guyana7
186,522 Iran7
35,997 Chile6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Baker Joseph Sands from Ireland aboard the Patrick Henry from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in USA on April 25, 1846. Margret Sands, aged 34, Immigrant James Sands, Sarah-Jane Sands (8), Johnstone Sands, aged 6, William Sands (4), Francis Sands, aged Born at sea, James Sands, aged 50, 27 years old C.J. Sands, R. Sands (33) Servant, and 40 other Sands around 34.29% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and spinster migrated to US.

From Germany

Anna Sands from Waldeck Hesse Nassau aboard the George W. Balduin from Nassau on June 18, 1859. She is registered to be 18 years old when she arrived in USA. 1 month old Gus. Sands, Sarah Sands (25), Wil. Sands, aged 4, Louis-Mr Sands, aged 37, T.J. Sands, aged 21, Florentine Sands, 27 years old Frederick Sands, Farmer Georg Sands, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool & Queenstown, Antwerp, Nassau, Hamburg and Amsterdam.

Sands Namesakes

  • Robert Charles Sands, American writer and poet
  • Stafford Sands, former finance minister of the Bahamas
  • Patrick Sands, third Principal of the University of Edinburgh
  • Dave Sands, Indigenous Australian boxer
  • Renee Sands, musical artist
  • Tara Sands, American voice actress and a former co-host of the Cartoon Network's weekly block
  • Benjamin F. Sands, officer
  • James H. Sands, officer
  • Sarah Sands, British journalist and author
  • Julian Sands, English actor known for his roles
  • Leevan Sands, Bahamian triple jumper
  • Percy Sands, English footballer,
  • Edward F. Sands, a
  • Philippe Sands,
  • Stark Sands, American film, stage and television actor
  • Terdell Sands, former American football defensive tackle
  • Diane Sands, American politician from Montana
  • Roland Sands, American motorcycle racer and designer of custom high-performance motorcycles
  • Tom Sands, Iowa State Representative from the 88th District
  • Billy Sands, American character actor
  • Evie Sands, American singer, songwriter and musician
  • Ernest Sands, North Dakota Republican Party politician
  • Charles Sands, American golfer
  • Lynsay Sands, award-winning Canadian author of over 30 books
  • Diana Sands, American actress

Sands Namesakes

  • Robert Charles Sands, American writer and poet
  • Stafford Sands, former finance minister of the Bahamas
  • Patrick Sands, third Principal of the University of Edinburgh
  • Dave Sands, Indigenous Australian boxer
  • Renee Sands, musical artist
  • Tara Sands, American voice actress and a former co-host of the Cartoon Network's weekly block
  • Benjamin F. Sands, officer
  • James H. Sands, officer
  • Sarah Sands, British journalist and author
  • Julian Sands, English actor known for his roles
  • Leevan Sands, Bahamian triple jumper
  • Percy Sands, English footballer,
  • Edward F. Sands, a
  • Philippe Sands,
  • Stark Sands, American film, stage and television actor
  • Terdell Sands, former American football defensive tackle
  • Diane Sands, American politician from Montana
  • Roland Sands, American motorcycle racer and designer of custom high-performance motorcycles
  • Tom Sands, Iowa State Representative from the 88th District
  • Billy Sands, American character actor
  • Evie Sands, American singer, songwriter and musician
  • Ernest Sands, North Dakota Republican Party politician
  • Charles Sands, American golfer
  • Lynsay Sands, award-winning Canadian author of over 30 books
  • Diana Sands, American actress

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