Last Name SANDS

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Meaning	Local: At the sands, from residence thereby. Earl Sondes owned a large estate in county Norfolk. Sense, wit; or it may be from 'Sand,' 'Sandy,' a Scottish abbreviation of Alexander.

Origin	English, Danish, Jewish, Irish

Rank	1,787 (2000 US census)	1,913 (1990 US census)

Count	18,430 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

81.82%, or 15079 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
12.64%, or 2330 total occurrences, as black,
0.63%, or 116 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1.47%, or 271 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.39%, or 256 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.04%, or 376 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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