Explore the Family Name Sandridge

The meaning of Sandridge

English: habitational name from any of the places so named in Devon, Hertfordshire, and Wiltshire. The first two were named with Old English sand ‘sand’ + hrycg ‘ridge’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Sandridge had a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 14,898 and then dropped to 15,700 in 2010, marking a change of -5.38%. The actual count of people with this surname increased slightly, from 1,822 in 2000 to 1,858 in 2010, which represents a growth of 1.98%. However, when we look at the proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the surname Sandridge decreased by -7.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,898	#15,700	-5.38%
Count	1,822	1,858	1.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.63	-7.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sandridge

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sandridge, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates some changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest group remains those identifying as White, although there was a slight decrease from 72.12% in 2000 to 69.70% in 2010. In contrast, individuals identifying as having two or more ethnicities saw a significant increase, rising from 1.04% to 2.48%. There was also an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black remained fairly stable, while those identifying as Hispanic doubled, from 0.99% to 2.10%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.12%	69.7%	-3.36%
Black	24.7%	24.43%	-1.09%
Two or More Races	1.04%	2.48%	138.46%
Hispanic	0.99%	2.1%	112.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.88%	0.97%	10.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.27%	0.32%	18.52%