Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
SANDFORD
There are approximately 5,550 people named Sandford in the UK. That makes it the 1,889th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 88 are named Sandford.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Sandford surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Sandford, a place in Westmoreland, England--the sand-ford.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
SANDFORD. "A family of acknowledged antiquity, whose ancestor ' Thomas' was certainly seated at Sandford in the parish of Prees, co. Salop soon after the Conquest, and which has ever since remained their principal seat." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men. Parishes in Devon, Somerset, Oxford, &c., are likewise so called.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.