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
- Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829–1904), British Pre-Raphaelite painter, aka Frederic Sandys
- Charles Sandys (1786–1859), English antiquarian
- Charles Sandys (captain), captain of HMS Dido (1784)
- Duncan Sandys (1908–1987), British politician
- Edwin Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
- Edwin Sandys (bishop) (1519–1588)
- Edwin Sandys (died 1629) (1561–1629)
- Edwin Sandys (died 1608) (c. 1564–1608)
- Edwin Sandys (died 1623) (1591–1623)
- Edwin Sandys (MP for Worcestershire) (1659–1699)
- Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (1726–1797)
- Edwina Sandys (born 1938), British artist
- Elspeth Sandys (born 1940), New Zealand author
- Emma Sandys (1843–1877), English painter
- George Sandys (1577–1644)
- George John Sandys (1875–1937), British diplomat
- Henry Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
- Henry Sandys (MP) (c. 1607–1640)
- Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (died 1644), English nobleman and Cavalier officer
- John Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
- John Sandys (c. 1550–1586), Roman Catholic priest and martyr
- John Sandys (MP), late 14th-century member of parliament for Hampshire
- John Sandys (classicist) (1844–1922), British classical scholar
- Laura Sandys (born 1964), British politician
- Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (1798–1863)
- Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire née Sandys (1764–1836)
- Miles Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
- Nehemiah Sandys of Sandfield, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1788)
- Robert Sandys, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1683, 1685)
- Samuel Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
- Samuel Sandys (died 1623) (1560–1623)
- Samuel Sandys (Royalist) (1615–1685)
- Samuel Sandys (died 1701) (c. 1637–1701)
- Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1695–1770)
- Thomas Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
- Thomas Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (died 1560), English peer
- Thomas Sandys (MP for Gatton) (1600–1658), English politician
- Thomas Sandys (merchant) (fl. 1682–1683), English merchant, subject of the legal case East India Company v. Sandys
- Thomas Sandys (1837–1911), British army officer and politician
- Walter Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
- Walter Sandys (died 1435) (c. 1376–1435)
- Walter Sandys (died 1609) (c. 1540–1609)
- William Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
- William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1470–1540), English diplomat
- William Sandys (waterworks engineer) (1607–1669), politician and navigational engineer
- William Sandys (antiquarian) (1792–1874), English antiquarian and Christmas carol collector
See also
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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