Sande History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Sande surname is from the Galician (Gallego) language, spoken in Galicia, northwestern Spain, bordering Portugal, Asturias and Castilla y León.

Early Origins of the Sande family

The surname Sande was first found in Galicia, where, according to Juan Garcto in his "Libros de Nobilitate," the family's "casa solar" or home, is said to be Sande Castle in the place and valley of the same name. Today Sande is a parish in, the city of Cartello, in the province of Orense. The first caballero (knight) on record of the name from this region was Juan de Sande.

Early History of the Sande family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sande research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1489, 1540, 1542, 1564, 1571, 1572, 1573, 1575, 1580, 1607, 1610, 1623, 1627, 1793, 1808 and 1824 are included under the topic Early Sande History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Sande Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Sande, Sando, Sandoz, Sandez and others.

Early Notables of the Sande family

Prominent among bearers of the Sande family name at this time was

Don Alvaro de Sande (1489-1573), Spanish nobleman and military leader, created the Marqués de Valdefuente on August 20th, 1610, Governor of the Duchy of Milan (1571-1572.) Francisco de Sande Picón (15...

Sande Ranking

In the United States, the name Sande is the 16,742^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Sande migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Sande Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Sande, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1860 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Sande (post 1700) +

Kermit A. Sande (b. 1943), American politician and attorney, Attorney General of South Dakota from 1973 to 1975
Walter Sande (1906-1971), American actor, notable for film and television roles, including Paul Revere in Walt Disney's Johnny Tremain (1957)
Earl Harold Sande (b. 1898), American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer who had 968 career wins including five Belmont Stakes wins and three Kentucky Derby wins; winner of the U.S. Triple Crown aboard Gallant Fox in 1930
Craig Sande MD, American Gastroenterologist in Reno, Nevada
Arne Sande (1905-1985), Danish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
Jakob Sande (1906-1967), Norwegian writer, poet and folk singer
Daniel Sande (b. 1916), Argentine Olympic fencer at the 1948, 1952 and 1960 Summer Olympics
Ole-Jakob Sande (b. 1969), Norwegian ski mountaineer
Erling Sande (b. 1979), Norwegian politician for the Centre Party
Adele Emily Sandé (b. 1987), British recording artist and songwriter

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)