Sandys (surname)

Last updated February 21, 2025

Sandys is a surname of Old English origin. It is an older spelling of Sands, and is now usually pronounced as such.^[1]

People with the surname include:

Charles Sandys (1786–1859), English antiquarian
Duncan Sandys (1908–1987), British politician
Edwin Sandys (disambiguation)
Edwina Sandys (born 1938), British artist
Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), New Zealand author
Emma Sandys (1843–1877), English painter
Frederick Sandys (1829–1904), British painter, illustrator and draughtsman
George Sandys (1577–1644), English traveller, colonist, poet and translator
George Sandys (politician) (1875–1937), British diplomat and politician
Henry Sandys (MP) (c. 1607–1640), English politician
Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (died 1644), English nobleman and Cavalier officer
John Sandys (classicist) (1844–1922), British classical scholar
John Sandys (priest) (c. 1550–1586), Roman Catholic priest and martyr
John Sandys (MP), late 14th-century Member of Parliament for Hampshire
Laura Sandys (born 1964), British politician
Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798–1863), British politician
Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire (1764–1836), née Sandys
Miles Sandys (died 1601) (c. 1520–1601), English courtier and politician
Miles Sandys (died 1636) (c. 1601–1636), English politician and author
Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet (1563–1645), English landowner and politician
Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet (1563–1645), English politician
Nehemiah Sandys of Sandfield, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1788)
Robert Sandys, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1683, 1685)
Samuel Sandys (disambiguation)
Thomas Sandys (disambiguation)
Walter Sandys (died 1435) (c. 1376–1435), English politician
Walter Sandys (died 1609) (c. 1540–1609), English politician
William Sandys (disambiguation)

References

↑ Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. J.R. Smith. p. 303 . Retrieved July 21, 2016.

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[1] Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. J.R. Smith. p. 303 . Retrieved July 21, 2016.

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