Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
WANDS
There are approximately 341 people named Wands in the UK. That makes it the 12,392nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 5 are named Wands.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
WandWanda
Wan
Waands
Wandes
Wandis
Waind
Wandas
Wande
Wandows
Wandeus
Wagned
Wained
Wainde
Wandi
Wando
Wandl
Wandsch
Wandie
Wandke
Wandee
Wandow
Wandeu
The Wands surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A place where Woden was worshiped by the Anglo-Saxons, from which we have Wodensday or Wednesday. Wand, Danish, water; wansted, Danish, a watering-place.