Sandys (surname) explained

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
• 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) (–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) (–1640)
  • Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (died 1644), English nobleman and Cavalier officer
• John Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals:
  • John Sandys (–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:
  • Miles Sandys (died 1601)
  • Miles Sandys (died 1636)
  • Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet (1563–1645)
• Nehemiah Sandys of Sandfield, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1788)
• Rachael-Emily Sandys of Manchester (1999)
• 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) (–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) (–1435)
  • Walter Sandys (died 1609) (–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

• Baron Sandys
• Sandys baronets
• Sandy (surname)
• Sandys (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Book: Lower, Mark Antony . Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom . 303 . J.R. Smith . 1860 . July 21, 2016.