Sandiford
English
Alternative forms
- Sandefer, Sandefur, Sandifer
Etymology
Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire or Yorkshire, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”) + ford (“ford”); compare Sandford.
Proper noun
Sandiford (plural Sandifords)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sandiford is the 21912nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1185 individuals. Sandiford is most common among Black/African American (49.79%) and White (39.92%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sandiford”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.