How Many People Have the Last Name Sandy?

5,826

people had the surname Sandy in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 50,505 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#5,914

Tied with 2 others

Per 100,000 People

1.98

In 2010

Largest Group

76.4%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.9%

+163 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Sandy (76.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 14.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Sandy ranks #4,525. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 80.8% to 76.4%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 11.9% to 14.6%.

White 76.4%
Black 14.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Two or more races 2%
Hispanic or Latino 3.8%

📈 Change Since 2000

Sandy grew from 5,663 people in 2000 to 5,826 in 2010 (up 2.9%), and its rank fell from #5,621 to #5,914. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.1 to 1.98 people per 100,000.

20002010
People5,6635,826
Rank#5,621#5,914
Per 100,000 people2.11.98

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Sandy

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#5,913Barner5,827
#5,914Blume5,826
#5,914Godsey5,826
#5,914Sandy5,826
#5,917Bellinger5,825
#5,917Mcnamee5,825
#5,919Behnke5,824

👤 Sandy as a First Name

Sandy is a first name too: about 65,277 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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