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

Sandez, 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 Sandez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sandez in America

Sandez is the 42308th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sandez surname appeared 513 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 Sandez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sandez 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 Sandez

The surname Sandez has its origins in Spain, where it first emerged in the medieval period. Derived from the Spanish given name Sancho, Sandez is a patronymic surname indicating "son of Sancho." The name Sancho itself is thought to be of Germanic origin, potentially stemming from the Visigothic name Sancho or the Latin name Sanctius.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Sandez surname can be found in the thirteenth-century Libro de la Montería, a hunting manuscript commissioned by King Alfonso XI of Castile. This document mentions a certain Garci Sandez, a nobleman from the region of Extremadura. Another early reference comes from the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a record of land grants made after the conquest of Seville in 1248, which lists several individuals with the Sandez surname.

In the fourteenth century, the Sandez name appeared in the Poema de Mio Cid, an epic poem that recounts the exploits of the renowned Castilian knight El Cid. The poem mentions a certain Minaya Alvar Sandez, a trusted lieutenant of El Cid. This historical figure was a prominent military leader and diplomat who played a pivotal role in the reconquest of Valencia from the Moors.

During the fifteenth century, a notable figure bearing the Sandez surname was Diego Sandez de Badajoz (c. 1460-c. 1525), a Spanish poet and dramatist who was part of the literary circle at the court of King Ferdinand II of Aragon. His works, including the pastoral play Égloga de Tres Pastores, were influential in the development of Spanish Renaissance literature.

Another significant individual with the Sandez surname was Juan Sandez de Arevalo (c. 1420-1499), a Spanish theologian, diplomat, and bishop of Calahorra y La Calzada. He served as a counselor to King Ferdinand II of Aragon and played a crucial role in the negotiations that led to the union of the crowns of Castile and Aragon, paving the way for the eventual unification of Spain.

In the seventeenth century, the Sandez surname was associated with the explorer and conquistador Francisco Hernandez de Sandez (c. 1595-c. 1660). He led several expeditions into the interior of present-day Mexico and was instrumental in the exploration and colonization of the region known as Nuevo León.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sandez

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

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

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