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

Sandro, 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 Sandro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sandro in America

Sandro is the 128249th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sandro surname appeared 133 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 Sandro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sandro 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 Sandro

The surname SANDRO is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the late medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the personal name Alessandro, which itself comes from the Greek name Alexandros, meaning 'defender of men'.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname SANDRO appear in historical documents from the city of Florence and surrounding regions of Tuscany during the 13th and 14th centuries. It is believed the name initially referred to individuals who either bore the given name Alessandro or had a patronymic relationship to someone with that name.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname SANDRO was Filippo di Sandro, a Florentine notary and diplomat who lived from around 1300 to 1370. Records show he served as an ambassador for the Republic of Florence on several important missions.

Another notable figure with the SANDRO surname was the Renaissance painter Botticelli, whose full name was Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, but who was commonly known as Sandro Botticelli (c.1445-1510). He is renowned for iconic works such as The Birth of Venus and Primavera.

During the 16th century, the SANDRO name spread beyond Tuscany to other parts of Italy. One example is the Sienese sculptor and architect Giovanni Maria Sandro (c.1550-1623), who worked on various churches and palaces in his native city.

Jumping ahead a few centuries, the 19th century saw the rise of the Italian opera composer Giovanni Battista Sandro (1815-1885), best known for his operas Dementrio e Polibio and Fedra.

As the SANDRO surname traveled with Italian migrants over the centuries, it also took root in places like Spain, France, and Latin America. One prominent bearer was the Spanish playwright and poet Jacinto Sandro (1833-1881), a member of the Royal Spanish Academy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sandro

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

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

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