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

Sandra, 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 Sandra surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sandra in America

Sandra is the 77522nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sandra surname appeared 247 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 Sandra.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sandra 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 Sandra

The surname Sandra is a Spanish name derived from the ancient Spanish city of Alejandría, which was the Spanish spelling of the Greek city of Alexandria. The name originates from the Greek name 'Alexandros', meaning 'defender of men'. The Spanish form of the name, Alejandro, eventually evolved into the surname Sandra over time.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Sandra can be traced back to the 14th century in Spain. In 1387, a document from the town of Seville mentions a man named Juan de Sandra, who was a local landowner. This suggests that the name was already well-established in southern Spain by that time.

In the 15th century, the surname Sandra began to appear in other parts of Spain as well. A notable example is Pedro de Sandra, a merchant from Barcelona who was involved in trade with Italy and the Mediterranean region. His name is mentioned in several business records from the 1460s.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Americas in the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Sandra also spread to the New World. One of the earliest documented cases is that of Diego de Sandra, a conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519.

The surname Sandra has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. In the 18th century, José de Sandra (1718-1789) was a Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraits. Another notable figure was María de Sandra (1835-1912), a Spanish author and poet who wrote several novels and collections of poetry.

Other prominent individuals with the surname Sandra include Juan de Sandra (1901-1977), a Spanish politician who served as a member of the Cortes Generales during the Second Spanish Republic, and Emilio de Sandra (1923-2005), a Spanish architect who designed several notable buildings in Madrid and Barcelona.

While the surname Sandra is primarily of Spanish origin, it has also been adopted in other countries with Spanish cultural influence, such as Mexico, Argentina, and the Philippines. However, the earliest recorded instances and historical references to the name can be traced back to its roots in medieval Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sandra

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

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

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