Find out how popular the last name Gandee is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gandee.

Gandee, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gandee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gandee in America

Gandee is the 24608th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gandee surname appeared 1,015 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Gandee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gandee to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gandee

The surname Gandee has its origins in the British Isles, specifically in England and Scotland. It is believed to have emerged sometime during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

The name Gandee is thought to be derived from the Old English word "gandr," which means "a wanderer" or "a nomad." It may have been a descriptive surname originally given to someone who traveled frequently or lived a nomadic lifestyle.

Another possible origin of the name Gandee is that it could be a variation of the Scottish surname "Gandy," which is believed to be a locational name referring to a place called Gandy in Ayrshire, Scotland.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Gandee can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Sussex, a historical record of tax payments in England, from the year 1195. The name is listed as "Gandye."

In the 16th century, a notable individual with the surname Gandee was John Gandee, a merchant and landowner from Bristol, England, who lived from approximately 1520 to 1585.

During the 17th century, the name Gandee appeared in various parish records and historical documents across England and Scotland. For example, in 1634, a Thomas Gandee was recorded as a resident of the parish of St. Mary's in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the surname Gandee was William Gandee, a Scottish scholar and writer who lived from 1725 to 1797. He authored several works on history and philosophy.

Another notable individual with the Gandee surname was Robert Gandee, an English soldier who served in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. He fought in several major battles between 1803 and 1815.

In the late 19th century, a Mary Gandee was recorded as residing in the village of Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire, England, according to the census records of 1881.

Throughout its history, the Gandee surname has been spelled in various ways, including Gandy, Gandye, and Gande, reflecting regional variations and the influence of different languages and dialects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gandee

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gandee.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gandee was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gandee has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gandee was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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