Explore the Family Name Sandoz

The meaning of Sandoz

Swiss French and French (mainly Doubs): from the ancient Germanic personal name Sandwald, composed of the elements sanths ‘true’ + wald ‘rule’. Some characteristic forenames: French Edouard, Leonie, Marcel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Sandoz has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 25,969 in terms of prevalence among surnames, and by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 27,756. This represents a change of about -6.88%. The count of individuals with this surname also declined by approximately 2.48%, from 888 people in 2000 to 866 in 2010. Correspondingly, the proportion of Sandoz per 100,000 people decreased by 12.12% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,969	#27,756	-6.88%
Count	888	866	-2.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sandoz

With regards to ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Sandoz identify as White, with a slight decrease of 0.24% from 78.83% in 2000 to 78.64% in 2010. The Hispanic population within this surname group saw a small increase of 3.30% over the decade, going from 14.53% to 15.01%. The number of Sandoz identifying as Black decreased slightly by 2.60%, while the percentage of those claiming two or more ethnicities increased by 2.96%. There were no reported instances of Sandoz identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	78.83%	78.64%	-0.24%
Hispanic	14.53%	15.01%	3.3%
Black	4.62%	4.5%	-2.6%
Two or More Races	1.35%	1.39%	2.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%