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There are approximately 4,316 people named Shand in the UK. That makes it the 2,422nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 68 are named Shand.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Shand surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

SHAND. Said to be a corruption of De Champ or Deschamps. In Scotland it was ancientl)- written Schand, and latinized Schanda?us. It is of course of French origin, though of earlier importation than the Rev. of the Ed. of Nantes, 1G85, as asserted in Notes & Qu., 2ud Series No. lOG. Philibert de Shaunde was created Earl of Bath in 1185 ; but nothing is known of him except tliat he was a native of Brittany. Ext. Peerage. The name is common in the shires of Aberdeen and Banff. Inf. C. F. Shand, Esq.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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