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Sanford name meaning

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15k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
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in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

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Origin and Meaning of Sanford

User Submitted Origins

English
71%
Scottish
29%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Cyprus says the name Sanford is of English origin and means "Sandy Ford".
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Wiktionary

From the place name Sandford, ultimately from Old English Sandford (literally “sand ford”).

  1. A habitational surname​.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada.
  4. A small town in Covington County, Alabama.
  5. A small statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado.
  6. A sizable city, the county seat of Seminole County, Florida.
  7. An unincorporated community in Stewart County, Georgia.
  8. An unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas.
  9. A city in York County, Maine.
  10. A village in Midland County, Michigan.
  11. An unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi.
  12. A town in Broome County, New York.
  13. A city, the county seat of Lee County, North Carolina.
  14. A small town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
  15. A census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia.
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Notable Persons Named Sanford

Notable Persons Named Sanford

Sanford Dole

Sanford Dole was a 1st Territorial Governor of Hawaii, President of Hawaii, and Republic of Hawaii. Sanford was born on April 23rd, 1844 in Honolulu. He passed away on June 9th, 1926.

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Sanford Meisner

Sanford Meisner was an actor and acting teacher. His career lasted from 1924 to 1997. Sanford was born Sanford Meisner on August 31st, 1905 in New York City, New York. Sanford is also known as Sandy. He passed away on February 2nd, 1997.

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Sanford I. Weill

Sanford I. Weill is a banker and financier. Sanford was born on March 16th, 1933 in New York City, New York, U.S.

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Sandy Baron

Sandy Baron was a film, theatre, television, actor, stage, and televisionactor. Sandy was given the name Sanford Irving Beresofsky on May 5th, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. He breathed his last breath on January 21st, 2001.

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Sanford Bishop

Sanford Bishop is an office holder. His military service ended in 1971. Sanford was given the name Sanford Dixon Bishop, Jr. on February 4th, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama.

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Sanford Bookstaver

Sanford Bookstaver is a film/television director, television producer, film director, and television director. He has had major accomplishments since 1999. Sanford was born on September 1st, 1973 in New York City, New York, U.S.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Sanford

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sanford

Redd Foxx

Redd Foxx was a word play, observational comedy, black comedy, and ribaldry comedian. Redd was given the name Jon Elroy Sanford on December 9th, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. He left this life on October 11th, 1991.

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Mark Sanford

Mark Sanford is an office holder. His military service ended in 2013. Mark was given the name Marshall Clement Sanford, Jr. on May 28th, 1960 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States.

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Isabel Sanford

Isabel Sanford was an actress, comedienne, actor, and comedian. She was most prominent from 1967 to 1967. Isabel was given the name Eloise Gwendolyn Sanford on August 29th, 1917 in New York City, New York, U.S. She breathed her last breath on July 9th, 2004.

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Terry Sanford

Terry Sanford was a senator. He was most prominent from 1986 to 1993. Terry was given the name James Terry Sanford on August 20th, 1917 in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He died on April 18th, 1998.

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Fred G. Sanford

Fred G. Sanford is a scrap.

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Jenny Sanford

Jenny Sanford is a First Lady of South Carolina and Governor of South Carolina. Jenny was born on September 11th, 1962 in Winnetka, Illinois.

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  • T. Denny Sanford
    Owner
  • Edward Terry Sanford
    Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
  • Erskine Sanford
    Actor
  • Donald Sanford
  • Gertrude Sanford Legendre
  • Nathan Sanford
    Office Holder
  • Kirsten H. Sanford
    Scientist
  • Jamarca Sanford
    Football Player
  • Curtis Sanford
    Soccer Player
  • Henry Shelton Sanford
  • Jack Sanford
    Baseball Player
  • Mark Sanford
    Basketball Player
  • Stephen Sanford
  • George Sanford

Common last names for Sanford

Common first names for Sanford

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Sanford U.S.
█  White 76.62% 64.26%
█  African American 17.78% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.55% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.01% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.39% 16.26%

Of Last Name Sanford

People with the last name Sanford are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Sanford

  • What name lists does Sanford rank for?
    #957Popular Surnames
    #162 Last Name First Names
  • How Popular is the name Sanford? Sanford is the 2,043rd most popular name of all time. As a last name Sanford was the 957th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Sanford have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 14,962 babies born with the first name Sanford in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sanford to occupy the territory of Wallis and Futuna (France) with an estimated population of 13,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Sanford? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 30 new born babies.
  • When was Sanford first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sanford is Thursday, September 3rd, 1868.
  • What year had the most people named Sanford born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sanford was in 1929 with a total of 315 babies.
  • Random Sanford Factoid: According to the 1929 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sanford ranks 112th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Vermont. Imagine that, 5 babies in Vermont have the same name in 1929.
  • Weird things about the name Sanford: The name spelled backwards is Drofnas. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Aorndfs. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Sanford? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 36,312 people with the last name Sanford.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sanford? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 12 of them will have Sanford as their last name.
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