Sandes Family Crest & Name History

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Sandes is usually a form of Sandys. Taken at its root, Sandes points to “Sandy ground”.

• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Sands.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• The two spellings differ in a small detail: Sandes has “e” where Sandys has “y”.
• Spanish statistics put 108 people with Sandes in first position and 101 in second.

Sandes coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Sandes, so the heraldry linked to Sandys is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Sandes report, with a museum-style coat of arms.