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

Sandate, 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 Sandate surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sandate in America

Sandate is the 27646th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sandate surname appeared 870 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 Sandate.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sandate 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 Sandate

The surname "SANDATE" has its origins in the region of Castile in central Spain, dating back to the 11th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "sandalia," which means "sandal," with the "te" suffix indicating a place of origin or residence.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name can be found in the "Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla," a medieval document from the 14th century that catalogued landholdings and taxes in the region. It mentions a family called "Sandate" residing in the village of the same name, located near the city of Burgos.

The name "Sandate" also appears in several historical documents from the 15th and 16th centuries, including property deeds, marriage records, and tax rolls. One notable individual from this time period was Juan de Sandate, a nobleman and landowner who lived in the late 15th century and was involved in the Reconquista, the Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Sandate family migrated to the Spanish colonies in the Americas, specifically to New Spain (present-day Mexico and parts of the United States). One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname in the New World was Pedro de Sandate, who was born in 1628 in the town of Sandate, Burgos, and later settled in New Mexico.

Another prominent figure was Mariana de Sandate, a Franciscan nun and abbess who lived in the late 17th century in Mexico City. She was known for her charitable works and her role in establishing several convents and schools for indigenous girls.

In the 19th century, a notable individual named José María Sandate y Crespo (1810-1873) was a Mexican politician and military leader who played a key role in the Reform War and the struggle against the French intervention in Mexico.

The surname "SANDATE" has also been found in various other parts of the Spanish-speaking world, including Latin American countries such as Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela, likely due to migration from Spain during the colonial era.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sandate

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

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 Sandate 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 Sandate 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 Sandate was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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