Explore the Family Name Sandling

The meaning of Sandling

1. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the element sand ‘sand’ + the suffix -ling ‘belonging to’. 2. English (Gloucestershire): habitational name possibly from Sandlin Farm in Leigh (Worcestershire), from Old English sand ‘sand’ + hlinc ‘ridge’. However, no medieval bearers have yet been noted.

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How common is the last name Sandling in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sandling saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 73,412 in popularity, which decreased to 78,316 by 2010, marking a change of -6.68%. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped slightly from 246 in 2000 to 244 in 2010, a decrease of around -0.81%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals named Sandling per 100k people also fell by -11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#78,316	-6.68%
Count	246	244	-0.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sandling

On the subject of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Sandling identify as White, though the percentage has decreased from 79.27% in 2000 to 74.18% in 2010. The second largest ethnic group is Black, increasing from 17.48% in 2000 to 20.08% in 2010. A smaller but growing number of Sandlings identified as belonging to two or more races, with the proportion rising from 2.44% in 2000 to 3.28% in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.27%	74.18%	-6.42%
Black	17.48%	20.08%	14.87%
Two or More Races	2.44%	3.28%	34.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%