Sandilands

English

Etymology

From Old English sand (“sand”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Sandilands (countable and uncountable, plural Sandilandses)

1. A coastal suburb of Sutton on Sea, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5280).
2. A tram stop and junction in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England; Sandilands is a local street (OS grid ref TQ3465).
3. A locality on Yorke Peninsula, South Australia; from the surname.
4. A Scottish clan.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sandilands is the 129047^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 132 individuals. Sandilands is most common among White (82.58%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sandilands”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.