Sanford is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sanford
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

See Sandford - "A family of acknowledged antiquity, whose ancestor· Thomas' was certainly seated at Sandford [in the parish of Prees, county of Salop] soon after the Conquest, and which has ever since remained their principal seat. Parishes in Devon, Somerset, Oxford, etc., are likewise so called.

Family name is the form of Sandford. "A family of acknowledged antiquity, whose ancestor· Thomas' was certainly seated at Sandford [in the parish of Prees, county of Salop] soon after the Conquest, and which has ever since remained their principal seat. Parishes in Devon, Somerset, Oxford, etc., are likewise so called.

Sand ford.

The variant form of the Sande. At the sand.

One who came from Sandford, i.e., sandy ford, the name of several places in England.

Sanford is a form of Sande. One who came from Send meaning "sandy place," in Surrey.

A variant form of Sandiford. An elegant suburb of Glasgow.

How popular is Sanford?

Sanford is common in United States, Canada, England, Australia, French Polynesia, New Zealand, Brazil, Tanzania.

Sanford is ranked 10388 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Sanford bearers increased by 2.1 per cent in 2010 US census to 36312 since 2000, the surname slipped by 69 spots and ranked at 957. The last name was found in around 1 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.62 78.41
Black 17.78 17.36
Hispanic or Latino 2.39 1.6
Others 2.01 1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66 0.62
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.55 0.41
Sanford is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while French Polynesia is ahead in terms of density. Around 54248 people have been found who wears Sanford as their family name. Sanford is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Sanford:
905 United States47,748
Countries with thousands of Sanford:
1,913 Canada2,851
5,564 England1,270
Countries with hundreds of Sanford:
4,547 Australia782
73 French Polynesia325
2,435 New Zealand324
33,006 Brazil232
30,427 Tanzania121
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,210 Jamaica97
2,580 Panama72
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
72,211 South Africa41
9,432 Dominican Republic39
3,514 New Caledonia21
173,877 Philippines19
13,849 Scotland18
16,331 Liberia16
65,296 Spain15
40,624 Switzerland14
52,204 Sweden14
18,211 Singapore13
1,357 United States Virgin Islands12
754 Cayman Islands12
610,955 India11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
306,885 France9
36,047 Finland8
283,807 Germany8
3,029 Guam8
476,604 Thailand8
55,922 Qatar6
7,965 Guyana6
156,558 Poland6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mrs Sanford was 20 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 18, 1846. She lived in Ireland where she worked as maid and took Perseverence from Dublin. Mary Sanford, aged 18, Farmer Fdk. Sanford, Immigrant Sarah Sanford, 45 years old Susana Sanford, Workman Patrick Sanford, 22 years old Martin Sanford, Farmer Thomas Sanford, Martha Sanford, are other Sanford that migrated to US.

From Germany

Lizzie Sanford was 26 years old when she migrated to USA on September 1, 1888. She lived in Germany where she worked as farmer and took Amsterdam from Rotterdam.

Sanford Namesakes

  • Maria Sanford, American educator
  • Lillias Rumsey Sanford, founder of Rumsey Hall School
  • Roscoe Frank Sanford, American astronomer
  • John C. Sanford, American plant geneticist
  • Agnes Sanford, American Christian writer
  • Edmund Sanford, prominent early American psychologist
  • David H. Sanford, professor of philosophy at Duke University
  • John W. A. Sanford, United States Representative and farmer
  • T. Denny Sanford,
  • Jonah Sanford, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Stephen Sanford, American businessman and a member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Nehemiah Curtis Sanford, American industrialist and politician
  • Kiki Sanford, American neurophysiologist and science communicator
  • Nathan Sanford, American politician
  • Terry Sanford, American university administrator and politician
  • Mark Sanford, Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr
  • Isabel Sanford, American stage, film
  • Jack Sanford, American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Garwin Sanford, Canadian film and television actor
  • Adam Sanford, former professional cricketer
  • Arlene Sanford, American film and television director
  • John A. Sanford, American Jungian analyst and Episcopal priest
  • Curtis Sanford, Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Steadman Vincent Sanford, was President of the University of Georgia
  • Chance Sanford, Major League Baseball infielder
  • Henry Shelton Sanford, wealthy American diplomat, businessman
  • William Eli Sanford, Canadian businessman, philanthropist
  • Jenny Sanford, former First Lady of South Carolina, heiress
  • Milton H. Sanford, American businessman and owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses
  • Leo Sanford, former professional American Football player for the Chicago Cardinals and the Baltimore Colts
  • Lucius Sanford, former American football linebacker
  • Rollin B. Sanford, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Mo Sanford, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
  • Sandy Sanford, American football end
  • Ralph Sanford, American film actor

Sanford Namesakes

  • Maria Sanford, American educator
  • Lillias Rumsey Sanford, founder of Rumsey Hall School
  • Roscoe Frank Sanford, American astronomer
  • John C. Sanford, American plant geneticist
  • Agnes Sanford, American Christian writer
  • Edmund Sanford, prominent early American psychologist
  • David H. Sanford, professor of philosophy at Duke University
  • John W. A. Sanford, United States Representative and farmer
  • T. Denny Sanford,
  • Jonah Sanford, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Stephen Sanford, American businessman and a member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Nehemiah Curtis Sanford, American industrialist and politician
  • Kiki Sanford, American neurophysiologist and science communicator
  • Nathan Sanford, American politician
  • Terry Sanford, American university administrator and politician
  • Mark Sanford, Marshall Clement "Mark" Sanford Jr
  • Isabel Sanford, American stage, film
  • Jack Sanford, American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Garwin Sanford, Canadian film and television actor
  • Adam Sanford, former professional cricketer
  • Arlene Sanford, American film and television director
  • John A. Sanford, American Jungian analyst and Episcopal priest
  • Curtis Sanford, Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Steadman Vincent Sanford, was President of the University of Georgia
  • Chance Sanford, Major League Baseball infielder
  • Henry Shelton Sanford, wealthy American diplomat, businessman
  • William Eli Sanford, Canadian businessman, philanthropist
  • Jenny Sanford, former First Lady of South Carolina, heiress
  • Milton H. Sanford, American businessman and owner/breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses
  • Leo Sanford, former professional American Football player for the Chicago Cardinals and the Baltimore Colts
  • Lucius Sanford, former American football linebacker
  • Rollin B. Sanford, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Mo Sanford, former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
  • Sandy Sanford, American football end
  • Ralph Sanford, American film actor

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